| Name | CVE-2001-1413 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the comprexx function for ncompress 4.2.4 and earlier, when used in situations that cross security boundaries (such as FTP server), may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ncompress (PTS) | bullseye | 4.2.4.6-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.2.4.6-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ncompress | source | (unstable) | 4.2.4-15 | | | |
Notes
not vulnerable according to http://web.archive.org/web/20070529152436/http://www.debian.org/security/nonvulns-sarge
discussion at:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/lsap/2001-q2/0081.html
listed sarge version contains a fix like the patch from Gentoo