The Active Network
ActiveMac Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise  
 

  *  

  Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions Could Lead to Code Execution (Q329048)
Time: 01:58 EST/06:58 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Byron Hinson

All three vulnerabilities discussed in this bulletin involve the inclusion of the Sun RPC library in Microsoft’s Services for UNIX (SFU) 3.0 on the Interix SDK. Developers who created applications or utilities using the Sun RPC library from the Interix SDK need to evaluate three vulnerabilities.

Zipped files (files having a .zip extension) provide a means to store information in a way that uses less space on a hard disk. This is accomplished by compressing the files that are put into in the zipped file. On Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me and Windows XP, the Compressed Folders feature allows zipped files to be treated as folders. The Compressed Folders feature can be used to create, add files to, and extract files from zipped files.

Two vulnerabilities exist in the Compressed Folders function:

  • An unchecked buffer exists in the programs that handles the decompressing of files from a zipped file. A security vulnerability results because attempts to open a file with a specially malformed filename contained in a zipped file could possibly result in Windows Explorer failing, or in code of the attacker’s choice being run.
  • The decompression function could place a file in a directory that was not the same as, or a child of, the target directory specified by the user as where the decompressed zip files should be placed. This could allow an attacker to put a file in a known location on the users system, such as placing a program in a startup directory

Patch availability

Download locations for this patch

Write Comment
Return to News

  Displaying 751 through 758 of 758
Prev | First
  The time now is 10:27:18 PM ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us
#751 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 12/30/2025 3:49:19 PM
https://telegra.ph/kmi-Unveils-Explosive-Breakthrough-That-Redefines-Tech-Overnight-Sparks-Global-Frenzy-12-27
https://telegra.ph/joe-rogan-drops-explosive-clip-as-time-travel-theories-collide-on-his-podcast-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Millie-Bobby-Browns-New-Series-Set-to-Revolutionize-Streaming-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Winter-Fever-livigno-Ignites-the-Alps-with-Bold-Slopes-and-Luxe-Après-Ski-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Showdown-inoue-vs-picasso-Sparks-a-Global-Art-Frenzy-12-27
https://telegra.ph/bodø-lufthavn-on-edge-as-flight-delays-spiral-into-travel-frenzy-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Weather-on-the-Edge-Unprecedented-Heat-Wave-Triggers-Citywide-Chaos-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Epic-pelicans---suns-showdown-electrifies-the-arena-as-West-playoff-race-heats-up-12-27
https://telegra.ph/Hot-Scoop-steam-jeux-gratuits-Sparks-Frenzy-as-Gamers-Rush-to-Claim-Free-Steam-Games-12-27
https://telegra.ph/australia-vs-england-fever-pitch-showdown-as-records-crumble-and-legends-are-made-12-27

#752 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/2/2026 12:48:26 AM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6765057
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764902
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764694
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764520
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764331
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764182
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6764080
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6763993
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6763817
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6763615

#753 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/4/2026 12:27:37 AM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6733243
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6733066
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6732910
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6732740
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6732584
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6732367
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6731692
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6731140
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6730989
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6730723

#754 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/5/2026 12:26:53 PM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6726703
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6726492
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6726023
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6725685
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6725501
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6725276
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6725091
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6724886
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6724794
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6724702

#755 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/6/2026 9:42:20 AM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068634
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068490
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068383
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068271
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068151
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7068025
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7067935
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7067786
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7067608
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7067482

#756 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/6/2026 10:47:59 AM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526769
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526664
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526574
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526455
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526341
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526219
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6526051
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6525874
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6525694
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6525474

#757 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/7/2026 6:34:15 PM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892505
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892462
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892403
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892337
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892240
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892148
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6892070
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6891990
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6891819
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6891713

#758 By 4240821 (82.115.4.100) at 1/9/2026 10:14:57 AM
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589631
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589512
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589372
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589286
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589178
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6589066
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6588983
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6588929
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6588840
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6588683

Write Comment
Return to News
  Displaying 751 through 758 of 758
Prev | First
  The time now is 10:27:18 PM ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us
User name and password:

 

  *  
  *   *