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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-22T04:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-2459

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2018-10-19T15:32:56.237

Link: CVE-2005-2459

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