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[ASA-201711-13] libzip: arbitrary code execution |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201711-13
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Severity: High
Date : 2017-11-07
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-12858
Package : libzip
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-390
Summary
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The package libzip before version 1.3.0-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.3.0-1.
# pacman -Syu "libzip>=1.3.0-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.3.0.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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Double free vulnerability in the _zip_dirent_read function in
zip_dirent.c in libzip allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
crafted zip file.
Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host by
tricking the user or an application using libzip into opening a crafted
zip file.
References
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https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/2217022b7d1142738656d891e00b3d2d9179b796
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-12858
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