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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : unzip (MDVSA-2015:016)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80435

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated unzip package fix security vulnerabilities :

The unzip command line tool is affected by heap-based buffer overflows within the CRC32 verification (CVE-2014-8139), the test_compr_eb() (CVE-2014-8140) and the getZip64Data() (CVE-2014-8141) functions. The input errors may result in in arbitrary code execution. A specially crafted zip file, passed to the command unzip -t, can be used to trigger the vulnerability.

OOB access (both read and write) issues also exist in test_compr_eb() that can result in application crash or other unspecified impact. A specially crafted zip file, passed to the command unzip -t, can be used to trigger the issues (CVE-2014-9636).

Solution

Update the affected unzip package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0562.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80435

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-016.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 1/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:unzip, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8139, CVE-2014-8140, CVE-2014-8141, CVE-2014-9636

BID: 71790, 71792, 71793

MDVSA: 2015:016