Packages
- zziplib - library providing read access on ZIP-archives
Details
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that zziplib incorrectly handled certain
malformed ZIP files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted ZIP file, a remote attacker could cause zziplib
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that zziplib incorrectly handled certain
malformed ZIP files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted ZIP file, a remote attacker could cause zziplib
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04 zesty | libzzip-0-13 – 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.17.04.1 | ||
| 16.10 yakkety | libzzip-0-13 – 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.10.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libzzip-0-13 – 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libzzip-0-13 – 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
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