CVE-2010-0001 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the unlzw function of gzip versions prior to 1.4, specifically impacting 64-bit platforms. This flaw, also present in ncompress, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted LZW-compressed archive, leading to an array index error. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it carries a medium severity, indicating network-based attacks with medium complexity that could result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or significant community discussion has been identified for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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