Buffer underflow in the build_tree function in unpack.c in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

Description

Buffer underflow in the build_tree function in unpack.c in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted leaf count table that causes a write to a negative index.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.0% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (56)

• ADV-2006-4760 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4750 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 23679 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200611-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 24435 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22487 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22033 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21996 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23153 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 22009 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22017 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0092 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1171 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• GLSA-200609-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• FLSA:211760 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-06:21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2006.020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• USN-349-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22435 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23156 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070330 VMSA-2007-0002 VMware ESX security updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 22027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:167 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 23155 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• HPSBUX02195 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 20101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 2006-0052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 102766 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• HPSBTU02168 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• gzip-unpack-buffer-underflow(29042) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2006-11-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• TA06-333A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 20060919 rPSA-2006-0170-1 gzip (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 24636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• VU#554780 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 22012 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1016883 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• SSA:2006-262 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 22034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1181 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0832 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 22661 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4275 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:06 UTC.