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[ GLSA 201209-21 ] fastjar: Directory traversal
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: fastjar: Directory traversal
Date: September 28, 2012
Bugs: #325557
ID: 201209-21
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Synopsis
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Two directory traversal vulnerabilities have been found in fastjar,
allowing remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
Background
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fastjar is a Java archiver written in C.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/fastjar < 0.98-r1 >= 0.98-r1
Description
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Two directory traversal vulnerabilities have been discovered in
fastjar. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.
Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All fastjar users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/fastjar-0.98-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-0831
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0831
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-2322
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2322
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-21.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security [at] gentoo or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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