CVE-2004-0797 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash applications using the ZLib library by exploiting error handling flaws in inflate functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0797?
CVE-2004-0797 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zlib Zlib.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0797?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-0797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0797, GHSA-r2r9-xr4w-r49c.