Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201502-9
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Severity: High
Date : 2015-02-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2015-1191
Package : pigz
Type : arbitrary write to files
Remote : yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE
Summary
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The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory
traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to
arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.3.3-1
# pacman -Syu "pigz>=2.3.3-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.3.3.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory
traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to
arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to write files remotely.
References
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1191