CVE-2006-4336

N/A Unknown
Published: September 19, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22002
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22009
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22012
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22027
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22034
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22043
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22085
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22101
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22435
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22661
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23153
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23156
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23679
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24435
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016883
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102766-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-24.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554780
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:167
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_56_gzip.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.020-gzip.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0667.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20101
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0052/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-349-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3695
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4275
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4760
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0092
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0832
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29042
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10140
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23153
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102766-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_56_gzip.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.020-gzip.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0667.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0052/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-349-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

114 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.8%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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