- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3801-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 04, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : ruby-zip CVE ID : CVE-2017-5946 Debian Bug : 856269 It was discovered that ruby-zip, a Ruby module for reading and writing zip files, is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.6-1+deb8u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-1.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-1.1. We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-zip packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3801-1: ruby-zip security update
It was discovered that ruby-zip, a Ruby module for reading and writing zip files, is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.
