medium
6.8
CWE
189
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2010-0001

First published: Mon Jan 11 2010(Updated: )

An integer underflow leading to array index error was found in the way gzip used to decompress files / archives, compressed with the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) compression algorithm. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted LZW compressed gzip archive, which once decompressed by a local, unsuspecting user would lead to gzip crash, or, potentially to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running gzip. Upstream patch: --------------- <a href="http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=a3db5806d012082b9e25cc36d09f19cd736a468f">http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=a3db5806d012082b9e25cc36d09f19cd736a468f</a> Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Aki Helin of the Oulu University Secure Programming Group for responsibly reporting this flaw.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
gzip<=1.3.13
gzip=1.3.12
gzip=1.3.1
gzip=1.3.8
gzip=1.3
gzip=1.3.3
gzip=1.3.11
gzip=1.3.6
gzip=1.3.2
gzip=1.2.4
gzip=1.3.10
gzip=1.3.5
gzip=1.3.7
gzip=1.2.4a
gzip=1.3.9
gzip=1.3.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-0001?

    CVE-2010-0001 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-0001?

    To fix CVE-2010-0001, update gzip to version 1.3.14 or later, which addresses the integer underflow issue.

  • Which versions of gzip are affected by CVE-2010-0001?

    The affected versions of gzip include all versions prior to 1.3.14, specifically versions 1.2.4 through 1.3.13.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-0001?

    CVE-2010-0001 is an integer underflow vulnerability that leads to array index errors during file decompression.

  • Can CVE-2010-0001 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2010-0001 can be exploited remotely if a user decompresses a specially-crafted LZW compressed gzip archive.

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