Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in UnZip, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | app-arch/unzip on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 6.0_p25 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 6.0_p25 |
Info-ZIP’s UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP compressed files.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in UnZip. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted ZIP archive using UnZip, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All UnZip users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unzip-6.0_p25"