SB2005050205 - Insufficient UI warning of dangerous operations in Info-ZIP UnZip
Published: May 2, 2005 Updated: August 2, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005050205
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0602)
CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Unzip does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files. A local user can trigger the vulnerability and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110960796331943&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27684
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103150-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200844-1
- http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:197
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14447
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0053/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3866