CVE-2006-4338
Description
From CVE.org
unlzh.c in the LHZ component in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted GZIP archive.
Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=220595
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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