[SA19511] KGB Archiver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

TITLE:
KGB Archiver Directory Traversal Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19511

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
KGB Archiver 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/7033/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in KGB Archiver, which potentially
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when
decompressing archives and makes it possible to have files extracted
to arbitrary locations outside the specified directory using
directory traversal attacks.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.1.5.22 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Joxean Koret.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=162546&release_id=406411

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