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CVE-2009-1216

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) unlzh.c and (2) unpack.c in the gzip libraries in Microsoft Windows Server 2

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.42573
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

4
microsoft subsystem for unix-based applicationsall versions
microsoft windows services for unixall versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD01 Apr 2009 · 06:00 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/34428Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021937
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953602Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34258
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0849Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49435
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