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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890846
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-846-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libzip-ruby' package(s) announced via the DLA-846-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libzip-ruby' package(s) announced via the DLA-846-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libzip-ruby, a Ruby module for reading and writing zip files, is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.4-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libzip-ruby packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libzip-ruby' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5946
BugTraq ID: 96445
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96445
Debian Security Information: DSA-3801 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3801
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