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Gentoo update for unzip
Secunia Advisory: SA9238
Release Date: 2003-07-11
Popularity: 6,648 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0282


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for unzip. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system by overwriting arbitrary files on it.

For more information:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8781/

Solution:
Update Gentoo:

emerge sync
emerge unzip
emerge clean


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