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.
Published: 2010-01-29
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 7.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1974-1 New gzip packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2619 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-889-1 gzip vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:56.266Z

Reserved: 2009-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2624

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-29T18:30:00.793

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-2624

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2624 - Bugzilla

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