Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2082-1 unzip -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

28 Jan 2020

Affected Packages:

unzip

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-1000035.

More information:

An issue has been found in unzip, a de-archiver for .zip files. While processing a password protected archive, a heap-based buffer overflow could happen, that allows an attacker to perform a denial of service or to possibly achieve code execution.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 6.0-16+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your unzip packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS