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>> FreeBSD Security Update Fixes Gzip Command Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities

Title : FreeBSD Security Update Fixes Gzip Command Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3701
CVE ID : CVE-2006-4334 - CVE-2006-4335 - CVE-2006-4336 - CVE-2006-4337 - CVE-2006-4338
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-09-20

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FreeBSD has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Gzip. These flaws could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a malicious archive. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3695

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2006-09-20 : Initial release

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