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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onlab.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+
+/**
+ * Utilities for validation of Zip files.
+ */
+public final class FilePathValidator {
+
+    /**
+     * Do not allow construction.
+     */
+    private FilePathValidator() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates a File. Checks that the file being created does not
+     * lie outside the target directory.
+     *
+     * @param destinationFile file to check
+     * @param destinationDir target directory
+     * @return true if the Entry resolves to a file inside the target directory; false otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean validateFile(File destinationFile, File destinationDir) {
+        try {
+            String canonicalDestinationDirPath = destinationDir.getCanonicalPath();
+            String canonicalDestinationFile = destinationFile.getCanonicalPath();
+            return canonicalDestinationFile.startsWith(canonicalDestinationDirPath + File.separator);
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates a zip entry. Checks that the file being created does not
+     * lie outside the target directory.
+     *
+     * See https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability for more information.
+     *
+     * @param entry ZipEntry to check
+     * @param destinationDir target directory
+     * @return true if the Entry resolves to a file inside the target directory; false otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean validateZipEntry(ZipEntry entry, File destinationDir) {
+        try {
+            String canonicalDestinationDirPath = destinationDir.getCanonicalPath();
+            File destinationFile = new File(destinationDir, entry.getName());
+            String canonicalDestinationFile = destinationFile.getCanonicalPath();
+            return canonicalDestinationFile.startsWith(canonicalDestinationDirPath + File.separator);
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+}