MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Sep 19, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.14%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GZIP (gz) archive, which results in a NULL dereference.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
gzip-0:1.3.3-13.rhel3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0667
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gzip-0:1.3.3-16.rhel4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0667
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | gzip-0:1.3.3-13.rhel3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0667 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gzip-0:1.3.3-16.rhel4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0667 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.14% 0.04138
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04138
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.14% (0.04138) | 90.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03796) | 88.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 9.06% (0.09059) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 10.43% (0.10427) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.37% (0.08374) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.17% (0.17172) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.37% (0.08374) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.47% (0.09470) | 94.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 8.24% (0.08237) | 94.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 6.63% (0.06632) | 93.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 7.30% (0.07301) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 6.47% (0.06471) | 92.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 5.05% (0.05048) | 91.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 3.89% (0.03886) | 90.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 3.32% (0.03322) | 89.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02468) | 88.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (56)
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-615 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4334
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4334
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 19, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4334
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a