UNSAFE ARCHIVE UNPACKING: LABS AND SEMGREP RULES

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The blog discusses the risks of unsafe archive unpacking in software development due to vulnerabilities in handling archive files across different programming languages. The author demonstrates vulnerable implementations and provides safe alternatives, along with Semgrep rules, to automatically detect and mitigate these risks. The research aims to help developers identify and address security vulnerabilities in archive extraction methods to prevent potential attacks like path traversal.