USN-18-1: zip vulnerability

HexView discovered a buffer overflow in the zip package. The overflow is triggered by creating a ZIP archive of files with very long path names. This vulnerability might result in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user who calls zip. This flaw may lead to privilege escalation...

[Full-Disclosure] [HV-MED] Zip/Linux long path buffer overflow

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Zip/Linux long path buffer overflow Classification: =============== Level: low-MED-high-crit ID: HEXVIEW200411031 URL: http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041103-1.txt Overview: ========= Zip console application by Info-Zip http://www.info-zip.org is an...