CVE-2006-4335

NameCVE-2006-4335
DescriptionArray 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."
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1181-1
Debian Bugs401301

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gzip (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye1.10-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.12-1fixed
sid, trixie1.12-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gzipsourcesarge1.3.5-10sarge2DSA-1181-1
gzipsource(unstable)1.3.5-15high
lhasource(unstable)1.14i-10.1high401301

Notes

[sarge] - lha <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)
[etch] - lha <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)

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