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Out-of-bounds read In gzip

Description

Buffer underflow in the build_tree function in unpack.c in gzip 1.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted leaf count table that causes a write to a negative index.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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