SUSE-SA:2006:056: gzip

high Nessus Plugin ID 24434

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:056 (gzip).

The gzip tool does not handle some specific values correctly when unpacking archives. This leads to vulnerabilities like buffer overflows or infinite loops.

Various different programs like mail clients, file explorer, etc. use gzip and if a user can be deveived to unpack the archive of an attacker these bugs can lead to remote system compromise.

Thanks to Tavis Ormandy, Google Security Team for informing us about this issue.

Solution

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_56_gzip.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24434

File Name: suse_SA_2006_056.nasl

Version: 1.10

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Detections

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