Description
The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.
Published: 2005-08-22
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 5.3% Low
KEV: No
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-921-1 New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-922-1 New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2460 The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-169-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.047Z

Reserved: 2005-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2459

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2459

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