Out-of-Bounds Affecting unzip package, versions <6.0-4ubuntu2.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.64% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-UNZIP-358222
  • published23 Feb 2015
  • disclosed23 Feb 2015

Introduced: 23 Feb 2015

CVE-2015-1315  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 unzip to version 6.0-4ubuntu2.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unzip package and not the unzip package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the charset_to_intern function in unix/unix.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.10b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by converting a string from CP866 to UTF-8.

CVSS Base Scores

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