CVE-2006-4336 describes a buffer underflow vulnerability in gzip version 1.3.5, specifically within the build_tree function in unpack.c. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted leaf count table that leads to a write to a negative memory index. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with low attack complexity. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gzip:gzip:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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