Description

unlzh.c in the LHZ component in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted GZIP archive.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2006, 9:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2018, 9:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4338 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gzip gzip
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-4338.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204676
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996
http://secunia.com/advisories/22002 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22009 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22012 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22017 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22027
http://secunia.com/advisories/22033 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22034 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22043 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22085
http://secunia.com/advisories/22101
http://secunia.com/advisories/22435
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
http://secunia.com/advisories/22661
http://secunia.com/advisories/23153
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://secunia.com/advisories/23156
http://secunia.com/advisories/23679
http://secunia.com/advisories/24435
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016883
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102766-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-218.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-24.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:167
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_56_gzip.html
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.020-gzip.html
http://www.osvdb.org/29008
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0667.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20101
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0052/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-349-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1181
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3695
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4275
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4760
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0092
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0832
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29046
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11290

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4338 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4338 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462007/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451324/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446426/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11290 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11290 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29046 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29046 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4338 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4338 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.09 }} 1.58%

score

0.94401

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability