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USN248-1 : unzip vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary unzip vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote package "unzip" is missing a security patch. Description : A buffer overflow was discovered in the handling of file name arguments. By tricking a user or automated system into processing a specially crafted, excessively long file name with unzip, a possible hacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the user's rights. Solution : Upgrade to : - unzip-5.52-3ubuntu2.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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