SB2018071041 - Fedora 28 update for perl-Archive-Zip
Published: July 10, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018071041
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10860)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Archive::Zip module due to improper sanitization of paths while extracting zip files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can provide a specially crafted archive for processing, bypass security restrictions and write or overwrite arbitrary files in the context of the perl interpreter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.