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ncompress: Buffer overflow

Package(s):compress uncompress ncompress CVE #(s):CAN-2001-1413
Created:October 11, 2004 Updated:December 14, 2004
Description: compress and uncompress do not properly check bounds on command line options, including the filename. Large parameters would trigger a buffer overflow. By supplying a carefully crafted filename or other option, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system. A local attacker could only execute code with his own rights, but since compress and uncompress are called by various daemon programs, this might also allow a remote attacker to execute code with the rights of the daemon making use of ncompress.
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2004:536-01 2004-12-13
Gentoo 200410-08 2004-10-09

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