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Scientific Linux Security Update : unzip on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150318)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82263

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow was found in the way unzip uncompressed certain extra fields of a file. A specially crafted Zip archive could cause unzip to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when the archive was tested with unzip's '-t' option. (CVE-2014-9636)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way unzip computed the CRC32 checksum of certain extra fields of a file. A specially crafted Zip archive could cause unzip to crash when the archive was tested with unzip's '-t' option. (CVE-2014-8139)

An integer underflow flaw, leading to a buffer overflow, was found in the way unzip uncompressed certain extra fields of a file. A specially crafted Zip archive could cause unzip to crash when the archive was tested with unzip's '-t' option. (CVE-2014-8140)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way unzip handled Zip64 files.
A specially crafted Zip archive could possibly cause unzip to crash when the archive was uncompressed. (CVE-2014-8141)

Solution

Update the affected unzip and / or unzip-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8745c042

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82263

File Name: sl_20150318_unzip_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:unzip, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:unzip-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2015

Reference Information

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