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CVE-2009-2624

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2010-01-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gnu Gzip

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References