1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2502-1

USN-2502-1: unzip vulnerabilities

Publication date

17 February 2015

Overview

unzip could be made to run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • unzip - De-archiver for .zip files

Details

William Robinet discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain
malformed zip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted zip archive, an attacker could possibly
execute arbitrary code.

William Robinet discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain
malformed zip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted zip archive, an attacker could possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.10 utopic unzip –  6.0-12ubuntu1.3
14.04 trusty unzip –  6.0-9ubuntu1.3
12.04 precise unzip –  6.0-4ubuntu2.3

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