cabextract -- insecure directory handling

cabextract has insufficient checks for file names that contain ../. This can cause files to be extracted to the parent directory...

Multiple archivers special DOS/Windows devices access

Topic: Special devices access in multiple archivers Author: 3APA3A Platform: Windows Affected Software: WinZIP Computing's WinZIP 8.0, PKWare PkZip 4.0, RARSoft WinRar 2.80 Risk: average Released: July, 5, 2001 SECURITY.NNOV advisories: http://security.nnov.ru/advisories Background: Archive...