[arch-security] [ASA-201502-9] pigz: arbitrary write to files

[Christian Rebischke]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201502-9
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Severity: High
Date    : 2015-02-09
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-1191
Package : pigz
Type    : arbitrary write to files
Remote  : yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory
traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to
arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.3.3-1

# pacman -Syu "pigz>=2.3.3-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.3.3.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory
traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to
arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive.

Impact
======

A remote attacker is able to write files remotely.

References
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1191

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