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Fedora Legacy Update AdvisorySynopsis: Updated zip package fixes security issue Advisory ID: FLSA:2255 Issue date: 2005-02-01 Product: Red Hat Linux, Fedora Core Keywords: Bugfix Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2255 CVE Names: CAN-2004-1010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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An updated zip package that fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability is now available.
The zip program is an archiving utility which can create ZIP-compatible archives.
Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386 Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 Fedora Core 1 - i386
A buffer overflow bug has been discovered in zip when handling long file names. An attacker could create a specially crafted path which could cause zip to crash or execute arbitrary instructions. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1010 to this issue.
Users of zip should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue:
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to configure yum and apt-get.
SRPM: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/zip-2.3-26.1.0.7.3.legacy.src.rpm
i386: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/zip-2.3-26.1.0.7.3.legacy.i386.rpm
SRPM: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/zip-2.3-26.1.0.9.legacy.src.rpm
i386: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/zip-2.3-26.1.0.9.legacy.i386.rpm
SRPM: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/zip-2.3-26.1.1.legacy.src.rpm
i386: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/zip-2.3-26.1.1.legacy.i386.rpm
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These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy org/about/security.php
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the sha1sum with the following command:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1010 http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/028379.html
The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org
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