How about winrar? How does it rate security wise? -----Original Message----- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Viruses and WinZip
This just in, if you have an older version of WinZip you may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow trick: Because of issues involved with the decoding of MIME parameters within certain archive types (files with .mim, .uue, .uu, .b64, .bhx, .hqx and .xxe extensions), WinZip versions prior to the current, released Version 9.0 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code simply by opening a specifically crafted archive. If you use WinZip, the ISC recommends that you either upgrade to version 9.0 or disable WinZip's association with .b64 .bhx .hqx .mim .uu .uue .xxe file extensions. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
