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Bug 301706

Summary: app-arch/gzip < 1.4: stack overflow (CVE-2010-0001)
Product: Gentoo Security Reporter: Hanno Böck <hanno>
Component: Runpath IssuesAssignee: Gentoo Security <security>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: base-system, tpeland
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6153
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Description Hanno Böck gentoo-dev 2010-01-21 12:23:55 UTC
gzip 1.4 release notes from
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6153
gzip -d could segfault and/or clobber the stack, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.  This affects x86_64 but not 32-bit systems. This fixes CVE-2010-0001. For more details, see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/554418
Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2010-01-21 13:15:09 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 300943 ***
Comment 2 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-01-24 00:06:32 UTC
*** Bug 301826 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-01-24 00:07:16 UTC
*** Bug 301826 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***