CVE-2009-2624

NameCVE-2009-2624
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1974-1
Debian Bugs507263

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gzip (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye1.10-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.12-1fixed
sid, trixie1.12-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gzipsourceetch1.3.5-15+etch1DSA-1974-1
gzipsourcelenny1.3.12-6+lenny1DSA-1974-1
gzipsource(unstable)1.3.12-8medium507263
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