PicoZip archive directory traversal
| picozip-archive-directory-traversal (33639) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PicoZip could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could create a specially-crafted GZ, JAR, RAR, TAR.GZ, ZIP, or TAR archive file containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to extract files to arbitrary locations on the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open the malicious archive file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq.ir: PicoZip Archive Extraction Directory traversal .
- PicoZip Web site: Zip and UnZip Files Easily - Download WinZip and PKZip compatible software.
- BID-23471: Acubix PicoZip Archive Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2058: Directory traversal vulnerability in Acubix PicoZip 4.02 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the file path in an (1) GZ, (2) TAR, (3) RAR, (4) JAR, or (5) ZIP archive.
- OSVDB ID: 34900: PicoZip Archive Handling Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
- SA24868: PicoZip Archive Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1377: Acubix PicoZip Multiple Archive Handling Client-Side Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Acubix PicoZip 4.02
Reported:
Apr 13, 2007
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