CVE-2006-4336

Published: 19 September 2006

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
gzip Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.3.5-12ubuntu0.1)
	edgy	Released (1.3.5-14ubuntu1)
	feisty	Released (1.3.5-14ubuntu1)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-349-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4336
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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