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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : unzip (MDKSA-2002:065)

low Nessus Plugin ID 13966

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in unzip version 5.42 and earlier that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during extraction of the archive by using a '..' (dot dot) in an extracted filename, as well as prefixing filenames in the archive with '/' (slash).

Solution

Update the affected unzip package.

See Also

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 13966

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-065.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:unzip, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1268, CVE-2001-1269

MDKSA: 2002:065