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[DSA1012] DSA-1012-1 unzip

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1012-1 unzip

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

A buffer overflow in the command line argument parsing has been
discovered in unzip, the de-archiver for ZIP files, that could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 5.50-1woody6.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 5.52-1sarge4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 5.52-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your unzip package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1012
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 15968

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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