The decompress function in compress42.c in (1) ncompress 4.2.4 and (2) liblzw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via crafted data that leads to a buffer underflow.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade busybox-petitbootUpgrade busybox | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ncompress | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/ncompress.Upgrade sys-apps/busybox. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade busyboxUpgrade busybox-anaconda | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ncompress | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 14, 2006 |
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