Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201611-1 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause Denial of Service. Versions less than 6.0_p20 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201611-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: UnZip: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2016
Bugs: #528082, #533748, #537424, #560416
ID: 201611-01
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip allowing remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause Denial of Service.
Background
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Info-ZIP's UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP
compressed files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/unzip < 6.0_p20 >= 6.0_p20
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in UnZip. Please review the
referenced CVE=E2=80=99s for additional information.
Impact
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Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of
Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All UnZip users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unzip-6.0_p20"
References
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5