SB2018082030 - Out-of-bounds read in unzip (Alpine package)



SB2018082030 - Out-of-bounds read in unzip (Alpine package)

Published: August 20, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018082030
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7696)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password-protected ZIP archive, possibly related to an Extra-Field size value.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.