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Family: Mandrake Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
MDKSA-2006:167: gzip Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the gzip package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2006:167 (gzip).
NULL Dereference (CVE-2006-4334)
A stack modification vulnerability (where a stack buffer can be
modified out of bounds, but not in the traditional stack overrun sense)
exists in the LZH decompression support of gzip. (CVE-2006-4335)
A .bss buffer underflow exists in gzip's pack support, where a loop
from build_tree() does not enforce any lower bound while constructing
the prefix table. (CVE-2006-4336)
A .bss buffer overflow vulnerability exists in gzip's LZH support, due
to it's inability to handle exceptional input in the make_table()
function, a pathological decoding table can be constructed in such a
way as to generate counts so high that the rapid growth of `nextcode`
exceeds the size of the table[] buffer. (CVE-2006-4337)
A possible infinite loop exists in code from unlzh.c for traversing the
branches of a tree structure. This makes it possible to disrupt the
operation of automated systems relying on gzip for data decompression,
resulting in a minor DoS. (CVE-2006-4338) Updated packages have been
patched to address these issues.
Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:167
Threat Level: High
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