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CVE-2009-1216

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2009-04-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) unlzh.c and (2) unpack.c in the gzip libraries in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 and 3.5, and the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA); as used in gunzip, gzip, pack, pcat, and unpack 7.x before 7.0.1701.48, 8.x before 8.0.1969.62, and 9.x before 9.0.3790.2076; allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Subsystem For Unix-Based ApplicationsMicrosoft Windows Services For UnixMicrosoft Windows Vista

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References