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    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 PNG file.

    Published:Jul 6, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 6, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.43032
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Network Satellite
    Vendor
    Zlib
    Product
    Zlib

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/15949
    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.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162
    http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/
    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.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/15949
    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.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162
    http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High