[ GLSA 200506-03 ] Dzip: Directory traversal vulnerability

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-03
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Dzip: Directory traversal vulnerability
      Date: June 06, 2005
      Bugs: #93079
        ID: 200506-03

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Synopsis
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Dzip is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack.

Background
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Dzip is a compressor and uncompressor especially made for demo
recordings of id's Quake.

Affected packages
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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 games-util/dzip < 2.9-r1 >= 2.9-r1

Description
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Dzip is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack when extracting
archives.

Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially
crafted archive to extract files to arbitrary locations.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Dzip users should upgrade to the latest available version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-utils/dzip-2.9-r1"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-03.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security_at_gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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