CVE-2006-4338

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2006-4338 · Published 19/09/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-4338 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting gzip (gzip).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.9%, higher than 90.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gzip gzip	`= 1.3.5`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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