FKIE_CVE-2006-4338
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-09-19 21:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:28
Severity
Summary
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
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