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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51300
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Legacy Security Advisory FLSA-2005:2272
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory FLSA-2005:2272.

A buffer overflow bug was discovered in unarj when handling long file
names contained in an archive. An attacker could create a specially
crafted archive which could cause unarj to crash or possibly execute
arbitrary code when extracted by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-0947 to this issue.

Additionally, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in unarj. An
attacker could create a specially crafted archive which would create
files in the parent (..) directory when extracted by a victim. When
used recursively, this vulnerability could be used to overwrite critical
system files and programs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1027 to this
issue.

Users of unarj should upgrade to this updated package which contains
backported patches and is not vulnerable to these issues.

Affected platforms:
Redhat 7.3
Redhat 9
Fedora Core 1

Solution:
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FLSA-2005:2272

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
10.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0947
BugTraq ID: 11665
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11665
Debian Security Information: DSA-652 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-652
http://lwn.net/Articles/121827/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-29.xml
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-007.html
XForce ISS Database: unarj-longfilename-bo(18044)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18044
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1027
BugTraq ID: 11436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11436
Debian Security Information: DSA-628 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-628
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027348.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-29.xml
XForce ISS Database: unarj-directory-traversal(17684)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17684
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