CVE-2006-4335

CVE Details

Release Date:	2006-09-19
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2006-4335 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (gzip)	ELSA-2006-0667	2006-11-30
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (gzip)	ELSA-2006-0667	2006-11-30