perl-archive-zip is vulnerable to a directory traversal in Archive::Zip. It was found that the Archive::Zip module did not properly sanitize paths while extracting zip files. An attacker able to provide a specially crafted archive for processing could use this flaw to write or overwrite arbitrary files in the context of the perl interpreter.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libarchive-zip-perl | Sep 23, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade perl-Archive-Zip | Aug 17, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libarchive-zip-perl | Jul 11, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
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