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    CVE-2005-2459

    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:Aug 22, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 22, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.05311
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

    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