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>> UnZip "inflate_dynamic()" Invalid Pointers Code Execution Vulnerability
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A vulnerability has been identified in UnZip, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the "inflate_dynamic()" [inflate.c] function that passes invalid pointers to the "free()" routine while processing data read from a ZIP archive, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into extracting a malicious archive.
Affected Products
UnZip version 5.52 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=213761
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Tavis Ormandy.
ChangeLog
2008-03-18 : Initial release
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