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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.69% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-UNZIP-358254
  • published6 Nov 2015
  • disclosed6 Nov 2015

Introduced: 6 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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