CVE-2005-1849

N/A Unknown
Published: July 26, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

inftrees.h in zlib 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid file that causes a large dynamic tree to be produced.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16137
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19334
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/z/zlib/zlib_1.2.2-4.sarge.2.diff.gz
Source: security@debian.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014540
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-763
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-18.xml
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_43_zlib.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.osvdb.org/18141
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-584.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14340
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
Source: security@debian.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
Source: security@debian.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21456
Source: security@debian.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11402
Source: security@debian.org
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/z/zlib/zlib_1.2.2-4.sarge.2.diff.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_43_zlib.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/18141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-584.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14340
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

68 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.0%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

zlib