CVE-2006-4336

Published: Sep 19, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer underflow in the build_tree function in unpack.c in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted leaf count table that causes a write to a negative index.

Affected (1)

Products: Gzip: Gzip

Gzip

1 product

Gzip

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gzip Gzip	Version 1.3.5

References (114)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/21996

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22002

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22009

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22012

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22017

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22027

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22033

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22034

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22043

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22085

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22101

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22435

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22487

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22661

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/23153

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/23155

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/23156

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/23679

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24435

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24636

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016883

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102766-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-24.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554780

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:167

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_56_gzip.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.020-gzip.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0667.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20101

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0052/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-349-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1181

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3695

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4275

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4760

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0092

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0832

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29042

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10140

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc (unsafe URL)