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GLSA-201209-21 : fastjar: Directory traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62363

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-21 (fastjar: Directory traversal)

 Two directory traversal vulnerabilities have been discovered in fastjar.
 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted JAR file, possibly resulting in the creation or truncation of arbitrary files.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All fastjar users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/fastjar-0.98-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-21

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62363

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201209-21.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 9/28/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:fastjar, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0831, CVE-2010-2322

BID: 41006, 41009

GLSA: 201209-21