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Debian DSA-4255-1 Moderate: Risk of Ant File Overwrite Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2018
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4345-1 outlines a vulnerability in the tar utility, which could permit unauthorized file modifications. Immediate patching recommended!
Danny Grander reported that the unzip and untar tasks in ant, a Java based build tool like make, allow the extraction of files outside a target directory
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Summary

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.9-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ant packages.

For the detailed security status of ant please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ant

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/



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Package: ant
CVE ID: CVE-2018-10886

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