USN-4832-1: Plexus Archiver vulnerability
Publication date
15 March 2021
Overview
Plexus Archiver could be made to overwrite files if it received specially crafted Zip file.
Releases
Packages
- plexus-archiver - A collection of Plexus components for handling archives
Details
It was discovered that Plexus Archiver incorrectly handled directory
traversal during extraction. An attacker could possibly use this for a
Zip-Slip attack.
It was discovered that Plexus Archiver incorrectly handled directory
traversal during extraction. An attacker could possibly use this for a
Zip-Slip attack.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libplexus-archiver-java – 3.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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