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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.18.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-18-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'zip' package(s) announced via the USN-18-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'zip' package(s) announced via the USN-18-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
HexView discovered a buffer overflow in the zip package. The overflow
is triggered by creating a ZIP archive of files with very long path
names. This vulnerability might result in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user who calls zip.

This flaw may lead to privilege escalation on systems which
automatically create ZIP archives of user supplied files, like backup
systems or web applications.

Affected Software/OS:
'zip' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1010
BugTraq ID: 11603
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11603
Bugtraq: 20041103 [HV-MED] Zip/Linux long path buffer overflow (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109958840611053&w=2
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-072
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-072.shtml
Debian Security Information: DSA-624 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-624
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2255
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/028379.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-16.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:141
http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041103-1.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9848
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-634.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13094/
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2005-18
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-18.txt
https://usn.ubuntu.com/18-1/
XForce ISS Database: infozip-compressed-folder-bo(17956)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17956
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