CVE-2006-4338 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in gzip version 1.3.5, specifically within its LHZ component (unlzh.c). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted GZIP archive, leading to system unavailability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits or significant community discussion 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:N/I:N/A:P
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