TITLE: ZipGenius Directory Traversal Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA14123 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/14123/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: ZipGenius 5.x http://secunia.com/product/4603/ DESCRIPTION: Albert Puigsech Galicia has discovered a vulnerability in ZipGenius, 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 compressed archives. This makes it possible to have files extracted to arbitrary locations outside the specified directory using the "../" directory traversal sequence. The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 5.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: The vulnerability has been fixed in version 6 BETA. Do not extract untrusted archives. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Albert Puigsech Galicia ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.7a69ezine.org/node/view/194 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------