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TITLE:
CompreXX Archive Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24840

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24840/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Mimar Sinan CompreXX 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/13877/

DESCRIPTION:
Hamid Ebadi has reported a vulnerability in CompreXX, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when
extracting various archives (e.g. RAR, JAR, and ZIP files). This can
be exploited extract files to arbitrary locations outside the
specified directory via directory traversal sequences.

The vulnerability is reported in version 4.1. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not extract untrusted archives.

To reduce the risk, never extract files as an administrative user.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Hamid Ebadi

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.bugtraq.ir/articles/advisory/comprexx_directory_traversal/7

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