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CVE-2006-4335

Published: Sep 19, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.5%
Top 8.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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."

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

gzip
oss-project
gzipMixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
patches.sgi.com
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
docs.info.apple.com
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