PT-2006-3865 · Filzip · Filzip

Published 2006-06-12 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-2958

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FilZip version 3.05

Description A directory traversal issue allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by including a .. (dot dot) in certain archive files, such as .rar, .tar, .jar, or .gz files.

Recommendations For FilZip version 3.05, consider restricting the handling of archive files to prevent exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using FilZip to extract or process archives from untrusted sources.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2958

Affected Products

Filzip

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2958 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20543 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2255 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27027 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18375 · Note