Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in ZipItFast, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
ZipItFast Archive Handling Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34223
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34223/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in ZipItFast, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing ZIP
archives, which can be exploited to corrupt memory.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.0. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not open zip files from untrusted sources.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
fl0 fl0w
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8180
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