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Gentoo update for gzip
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15308
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Release Date:
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2005-05-10
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Popularity:
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5,438 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0758
CVE-2005-0988
CVE-2005-1228
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for gzip. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to extract files to arbitrary directories on a user's system.
For more information:
SA15047
This also fixes a race condition when setting file permissions and an input validation error in the zgrep utility.
Solution:
Update to "app-arch/gzip-1.3.5-r6" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-05.xml
Other References:
SA15047:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15047/
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