unADF: Remote code execution — GLSA 201804-20

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in unADF that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Affected packages

app-arch/unadf on all architectures
Affected versions < 0.7.12-r1
Unaffected versions >= 0.7.12-r1

Background

An unzip like for .ADF files.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in unADF that can lead to remote code execution. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All unADF users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unadf-0.7.12-r1"
 

References

Release date
April 22, 2018

Latest revision
April 22, 2018: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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