CVE-2006-4335: gzip
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Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-4335 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in gzip. EPSS estimates a 5.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 19-09-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.11 pp
From 5.82% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- gzip< 1.3.5-15
Gzip1 product
- gzip1.3.5
2 vendors · 2 products
References
57 links- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htmX Refsource CONFIRM
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- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615X Refsource CONFIRM
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676X Refsource MISC
- www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10391VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE