SB2015110602 - Resource management error in Info-ZIP UnZip
Published: November 6, 2015 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015110602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7697)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via empty bzip2 data in a ZIP archive.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://sourceforge.net/p/infozip/patches/23/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3386
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/07/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76863
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034027
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2788-2