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CVE-2009-2624

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2624 describes a vulnerability in the huft_build function of gzip before version 1.3.13, where a crafted archive can cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop) or potentially arbitrary code execution due to an undersized Huffman table. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network-based attacks, medium access complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.4aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gzip:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0418 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2624Moderate

gzip: Missing input sanitation by decompressing dynamic Huffman code blocks

Jan 20, 2010

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
git.savannah.gnu.org / cgit/gzip.git/commit
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/38132
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38223
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38232
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-1974
mandriva.com / security/advisories
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-889-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0185