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CVE-2009-2624

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.

Published

2010-01-29T18:30:00.793

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu gzip ≤ 1.3.12 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.2.4 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.2.4a Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.1 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.2 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.3 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.4 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.5 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.6 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.7 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.8 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.9 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.10 Yes
Application gnu gzip 1.3.11 Yes
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