29005 : gzip unlzh.c make_table() Function Stack Modification Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-09-20

Keywords

HPSBTU02168, SSRT061237

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-4335" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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."

Classification

Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-09-22 | Disagree?

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