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CVE-2009-1216

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-04-01 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Subsystem For Unix-Based Applications: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Services For Unix: 3.0, 3.5
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/34428
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021937
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953602
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34258
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0849
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49435
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34428
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021937
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953602
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34258
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0849
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49435

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