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SUSE: CVE-2017-5946: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-5946: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/10/2017
Modified
05/10/2021

Description

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1-rubygem-rubyzip
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1-rubygem-rubyzip-doc
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1-rubygem-rubyzip-testsuite
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-2-rubygem-rubyzip
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-2-rubygem-rubyzip-doc
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-2-rubygem-rubyzip-testsuite
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-3-rubygem-rubyzip
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-3-rubygem-rubyzip-doc
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-3-rubygem-rubyzip-testsuite
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-4-rubygem-rubyzip
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-4-rubygem-rubyzip-doc
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-4-rubygem-rubyzip-testsuite

References

  • DLA-846-1
  • DSA-3801
  • CVE-2017-5946

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