Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums

If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important.  If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery.

Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN18-1 : zip vulnerability

USN18-1 : zip vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary zip vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote package "zip" is missing a security patch. Description : 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 rights 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. Solution : Upgrade to : - zip-2.30-6ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 4.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

Cables, Connectors

ASUS ZenBook Flip UX360C 13.3" 8GB Intel Core M CPU 512 GB Touchscreen Laptop $499.0

LOT OF 4: Intel Xeon E5-2630 @ 2.30GHz Processor CPU SR0KV TESTED $24.99

Intel D915PBL Motherboard + Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz CPU + 4GB DDR2 RAM Never Used $27.0

(KIT: 10 pieces) Intel Core i5-6500T 4 Core CPU 2.5GHz 6M 8GT/s 1151 SR2L8 $1300.0

Discussions

No Discussions have been posted on this vulnerability.