Info-ZIP UnZip Hostile Destination Path Vulnerability

BID:5835

Info

Info-ZIP UnZip Hostile Destination Path Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5835
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2001-1268
CVE-2001-1269
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 12 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Reported by 3APA3A <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
+ Sun Linux 5.0
Info-ZIP UnZip 5.40
Info-ZIP UnZip 5.32
Info-ZIP UnZip 5.31
Info-ZIP UnZip 5.3
Info-ZIP UnZip 5.2
Not Vulnerable: Info-ZIP UnZip 5.50
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux -current
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6

Exploit / POC

Info-ZIP UnZip Hostile Destination Path Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Info-ZIP UnZip Hostile Destination Path Vulnerability

Solution:
Gentoo Linux has released an advisory. It is highly suggested that users who have installed app-arch/unzip-5.42-r1 and earlier update their systems by issuing the following commands:

emerge rsync
emerge unzip
emerge clean

HP has released an advisory for HP Secure OS Software for Linux Release 1.0 instructing users to install the packages listed under Red Hat Linux 7.1 i386 in the attached Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2002:096).

FreeBSD has released upgrades. Users are advised to upgrade their Ports
collection and reinstall the affected port.

Fixes are available:


Info-ZIP UnZip 5.42

References

Info-ZIP UnZip Hostile Destination Path Vulnerability

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