CVE-2009-2624

gzip < 1.3.13 - Denial of Service via Crafted Archive

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0185
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-889-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514711
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1974
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:020
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38223
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38132
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38232
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507263

Scores

EPSS 0.0732
EPSS Percentile 91.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (15)
gnu/gzip 1.2.4
gnu/gzip 1.2.4a
gnu/gzip 1.3
gnu/gzip 1.3.1
gnu/gzip 1.3.2
gnu/gzip 1.3.3
gnu/gzip 1.3.4
gnu/gzip 1.3.5
gnu/gzip 1.3.6
gnu/gzip 1.3.7
... and 5 more
Published Jan 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026