CVE-2009-2624
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The huft_build function in inflate.c in gzip before 1.3.13 creates a hufts (aka huffman) table that is too small, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or infinite loop) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive. NOTE: this issue is caused by a CVE-2006-4334 regression.
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affected products (16)
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references (28)
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- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507263enisa_euvd
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=39a362ae9d9b007473381dba5032f4dfc1744cf2enisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38132enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38223enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38232enisa_euvd
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