CVE-2006-4335
N/A
Published: September 19, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGzip
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Array index error in the make_table function in unlzh.c in the LZH decompression component in gzip 1.3.5, when running on certain platforms, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GZIP archive that triggers an out-of-bounds write, aka a "stack modification vulnerability."
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
References (57)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGI
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.ascVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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