I'm aware of these issues and will be uploading a new cabextract package shortly.
I'd just like to note that the potential for security vulnerabilities here seems very small to me. Eric Sharkey shar...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org