CVE-2005-2096 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted compressed stream leading to a buffer overflow in the zlib library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2096?
CVE-2005-2096 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2096?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
zlib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
zlib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.2.1.2-1.1 |
Products include Zlib Zlib.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2096?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-2096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2096, DSA-740-1, GHSA-w2qv-rhm9-97p2, RHSA-2005:569.