CVE-2009-1216

critical

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) unlzh.c and (2) unpack.c in the gzip libraries in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 and 3.5, and the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA); as used in gunzip, gzip, pack, pcat, and unpack 7.x before 7.0.1701.48, 8.x before 8.0.1969.62, and 9.x before 9.0.3790.2076; allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49435

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0849

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34258

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953602

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021937

http://secunia.com/advisories/34428

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-04-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.24492