Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66782
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-889-1 (gzip)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-889-1 (gzip)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to gzip announced via advisory USN-889-1. Details follow: It was discovered that gzip incorrectly handled certain malformed compressed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted gzip file, an attacker could cause gzip to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-2624) Aki Helin discovered that gzip incorrectly handled certain malformed files compressed with the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) algorithm. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted gzip file, an attacker could cause gzip to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-0001) Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: gzip 1.3.5-12ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: gzip 1.3.12-3.2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 8.10: gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2.8.10.1 Ubuntu 9.04: gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2.9.04.1 Ubuntu 9.10: gzip 1.3.12-8ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-889-1 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2624 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Debian Security Information: DSA-1974 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1974 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:020 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:008 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-889-1 http://secunia.com/advisories/38132 http://secunia.com/advisories/38223 http://secunia.com/advisories/38232 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0185 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0001 Debian Security Information: DSA-2074 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2074 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMA02554 http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100018 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:019 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:152 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0061.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2010:0095 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html http://www.osvdb.org/61869 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10546 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7511 http://securitytracker.com/id?1023490 http://secunia.com/advisories/38220 http://secunia.com/advisories/38225 http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 http://secunia.com/advisories/40655 http://secunia.com/advisories/40689 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1872
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