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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Advisories
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DSA-1026-1 | New sash packages fix potential arbitrary code execution |
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USN-148-1 | zlib vulnerability |
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USN-151-2 | zlib vulnerabilities |
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USN-151-3 | zlib vulnerabilities |
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USN-151-4 | rpm vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.425Z
Reserved: 2005-06-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-2096

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-2096


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