CVE-2009-2624

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 29, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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