CVE-2010-0001 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 29 Jan 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted LZW archives due to an integer underflow in gzip.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2010-0001?

CVE-2010-0001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0001?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (20)

`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.3.3-15.rhel3`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.3.3-18.el4_8.1`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:1.3.5-11.el5_4.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:1.3.5-11.el5_4.1`
`gzip` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:1.3.5-11.el5_4.1`
`gzip-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:1.3.5-11.el5_4.1`

Products include Gnu Gzip.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0001?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-0001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0001, DSA-2074-1, GHSA-pqhm-g528-h5pg, RHSA-2010:0061.