CVE-2009-2624

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.32% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0185 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-889-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514711
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1974 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:020 vendor advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=39a362ae9d9b007473381dba5032f4dfc1744cf2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38223 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38132 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38232 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507263

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2624?
CVE-2009-2624 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2624?
To fix CVE-2009-2624, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2624 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2624 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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