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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…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.2%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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References (14)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-889-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514711 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [bug-gzip] 20091002 gzip-1.3.13 released [major] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- DSA-1974 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=39a362ae9d9b007473381dba5032f4dfc1744cf2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 38232 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507263 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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