USN-3570-1: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3570-1
14th February, 2018
advancecomp vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
AdvanceCOMP could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software description
- advancecomp
– collection of recompression utilities
Details
Joonun Jang discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain
malformed zip files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted zip file, a remote attacker could cause
AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
advancecomp
2.0-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
advancecomp
1.20-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
advancecomp
1.18-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3570-1: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability
