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gzip Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15047
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Release Date:
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2005-04-21
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Last Update:
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2005-04-25
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Popularity:
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13,067 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | gzip 1.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Ulf Härnhammar has reported a vulnerability in gzip, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when extracting a file with the "-N" flag using "gunzip". This makes it possible to have a file extracted to an arbitrary location outside the current directory via directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, 1.3.3, 1.3.4 and 1.3.5. Other versions may also be affected.
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