| Name | CVE-2006-4338 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1181-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 401301 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gzip (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.6-4+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.6-5+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.9-3+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.10-4+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.12-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.12-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gzip | source | sarge | 1.3.5-10sarge2 | | DSA-1181-1 | |
| gzip | source | (unstable) | 1.3.5-15 | medium | | |
| lha | source | (unstable) | 1.14i-10.1 | medium | | 401301 |
Notes
[sarge] - lha <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)
[etch] - lha <no-dsa> (Non-free not supported)