CVE-2005-2096
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.63% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- zlib/zlib
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15949Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17236
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18406
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18507
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.