CVE-2006-4336

CVE Details

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

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.

See more information about CVE-2006-4336 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


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (gzip)ELSA-2006-06672006-11-30
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (gzip)ELSA-2006-06672006-11-30


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