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Fedora Core 3 : zip-2.3-26.3 (2004-400)
high Nessus Plugin ID 62246
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.Description
A buffer overflow has been found in zip which will lead to a buffer overflow when a user try to create a zip archive which contains very long filenames.See: http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004- November/028379.html
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected zip package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 62246
File Name: fedora_2004-400.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 9/24/2012
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:zip, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2004
Reference Information
FEDORA: 2004-400