CVE-ID |
CVE-2009-2624
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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.
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Date Record Created |
20090728 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20090728) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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