{"cve":"CVE-2009-2624","nvd":{"published":"2010-01-29T18:30:00.793","modified":"2026-06-16T23:09:51.720","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258","http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507263","http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gzip.git/commit/?id=39a362ae9d9b007473381dba5032f4dfc1744cf2","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html"],"products":["gnu:gzip"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2624","score":0.04179,"percentile":0.90919,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}