Gentoo: GLSA 201611-01 Normal: UnZip Remote Code Execution Advisory
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November 1, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause Denial of Service.
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
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: UnZip: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2016
Bugs: #528082, #533748, #537424, #560416
ID: 201611-01
Background
Info-ZIP's UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP
compressed files.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/unzip < 6.0_p20 >= 6.0_p20
Impact
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Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of
Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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