Vulnerability CVE-2006-4335: Information

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."

Severity: HIGH (7.5)

Published: Sept. 20, 2006
Modified: Oct. 18, 2018

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:gzip:gzip:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*