CVE-2005-2096

N/A Unknown
Published: July 06, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/15949
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17225
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17236
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18406
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18507
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/15949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18406
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
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
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded
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/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
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/2005/0978
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144
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=162391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

112 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
43.0%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

zlib