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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53888
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-237-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'unzip' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-237-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'unzip' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-237-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Upgraded infozip packages are available for Slackware 9.0 and -current.
These fix a security issue where a specially crafted archive may
overwrite files (including system files anywhere on the filesystem)
upon extraction by a user with sufficient permissions.

For more information, see:

[links moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Mon Aug 25 15:35:28 PDT 2003
patches/packages/infozip-5.50-i486-2.tgz: Fixed a bug where a specially
crafted archive might try to write to ../ or ../../, etc, potentially
overwriting system files if the user (such as root) has permissions to
overwrite them. Thanks to jelmer for locating this problem, and
Ben Laurie for providing a patch.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'unzip' package(s) on Slackware 9.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0282
BugTraq ID: 7550
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550
Bugtraq: 20030509 unzip directory traversal revisited (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105259038503175&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030710 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.033] OpenPKG Security Advisory (infozip) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105786446329347&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2003-031.0
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-031.0.txt
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: N-111
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-111.shtml
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:672
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000672
Debian Security Information: DSA-344 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-344
Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-017-01
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A619
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-199.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-200.html
SCO Security Bulletin: CSSA-2003-031.0
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2003-42
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-42.txt
XForce ISS Database: unzip-dotdot-directory-traversal(12004)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12004
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