#VU27504 Path traversal in ZZIPlib - CVE-2018-17828
Published: May 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27504
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17828
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ZZIPlib
ZZIPlib
Software vendor:
zziplib.sourceforge.net
zziplib.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in ZZIPlib within the unzzip_cat() function in the bins/unzzipcat-mem.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.