Description
zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1026-1 | New sash packages fix potential arbitrary code execution |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-148-1 | zlib vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-151-2 | zlib vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-151-3 | zlib vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-151-4 | rpm vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.425Z
Reserved: 2005-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-2096
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-2096
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN