Gzip zgrep Implementation May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1013928 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1013928
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2005-0758
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 10 2005
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.2.4
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in gzip in the zgrep implementation. A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary commands to be executed.
The zgrep code does not properly validate user-supplied arguments. If arguments originate from an untrusted source, then a user may be able to cause arbitrary commands to be executed on the target system.
The flaw resides in 'zgrep.in'.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary commands to be executed.
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Solution:
A patch for 'zgrep.in' is available in the following bug report:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90626
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Vendor URL: www.gzip.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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