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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201209-21 ] fastjar: Directory traversal
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:56:56
Message-Id: 5064F42F.4040704@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-21
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: fastjar: Directory traversal
9 Date: September 28, 2012
10 Bugs: #325557
11 ID: 201209-21
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15 Synopsis
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18 Two directory traversal vulnerabilities have been found in fastjar,
19 allowing remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
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21 Background
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24 fastjar is a Java archiver written in C.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 app-arch/fastjar < 0.98-r1 >= 0.98-r1
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34 Description
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37 Two directory traversal vulnerabilities have been discovered in
38 fastjar. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
39 details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted JAR
45 file, possibly resulting in the creation or truncation of arbitrary
46 files.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All fastjar users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/fastjar-0.98-r1"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-0831
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0831
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2322
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2322
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-21.xml
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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