COMMAND

	Many vendor unzip functions choke on long file names

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

	 o Microsoft Windows XP

	 o Microsoft Windows ME

	 o Microsoft Windows 98 With Plus! Pack

	 o Lotus Notes R4

	 o Lotus Notes R5

	 o Lotus Notes R6 (pre-gold)

	 o Verity, Inc. KeyView viewing SDK

	 o Aladdin Systems Stuffit Expander (pre 7.0)

	

PROBLEM

	Rapid 7, Inc. states in a security advisory :
	

	 [http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0004.txt]

	

	Archives that contains long file names may crash many  software  attempt
	to preview or decompress them. This is linked to the  16bits  word  that
	sets the filename lengh in a zip archive.

SOLUTION

	See your vendor (!)