Vulnerability in GNU Gzip
CVE-2010-0001
Integer underflow in the unlzw function in unlzw.c in gzip before 1.4 on 64-bit platforms, as used in ncompress and probably others, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive that uses LZW compression, leading to an array index error.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Gzip — versions 1.2.4, 1.3.2, 1.3.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/
- itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do (vendor-advisory)
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- ncompress.sourceforge.net/
- savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php
- secunia.com/advisories/38220 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38223 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38225 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0001?
- CVE-2010-0001 is a vulnerability in GNU Gzip, classified under CWE-189. Published 2010-01-29.
- Is CVE-2010-0001 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.