Gentoo: GLSA-201611-01: UnZip: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in UnZip. Please review the referenced CVE’s for additional information.
Resolution
All UnZip users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unzip-6.0_p20"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8139 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8139 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8140 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8140 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-8141 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8141 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-9636 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9636
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause Denial of Service.
Background
Info-ZIP's UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP compressed files.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/unzip < 6.0_p20 >= 6.0_p20
Impact
===== Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.