SB2024080683 - Amazon Linux AMI update for unzip



SB2024080683 - Amazon Linux AMI update for unzip

Published: August 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024080683
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 67% Medium 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4217)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in unzip when handling Unicode strings. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted archive and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0529)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing zip archives during the conversion of a UTF-8 string to a local string. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted zip file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


3) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0530)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.