CVE-2005-2096

Published: Jul 6, 2005Modified: Jul 14, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Zlib: Zlib

Zlib

1 product

Zlib

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Zlib Zlib	Version 1.2.0
Zlib Zlib	Version 1.2.1
Zlib Zlib	Version 1.2.2

References (113)

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/15949

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17054

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17225

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17236

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17326

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17516

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/18377

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/18406

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/18507

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/19550

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/19597

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/24788

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32706

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc (unsafe URL)