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RHSA-2006:0667

gzip security update

Released 2006-09-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →

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Fixes 5 records

Priority MEDIUM 42

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.

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.0596 Published 2006-09-19 Partial fix
Priority MEDIUM 42

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 pos…

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.05926 Published 2006-09-19 Partial fix