CVE-2009-2624
EPSS 7.3%Published: 1/29/2010Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/gzipfrom 0, < 1.3.12-8