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GZip Long File Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

gzip is a freely available, open source file compression utility. It is maintained and distributed by GNU.

gzip does not properly handle long file names. Upon execution of the program with a file name of 1028 bytes or greater, a buffer overflow occurs. This overflow could overwrite stack variables, including the return address, and be used to execute arbitrary code.