CVE-2005-2096
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-2096 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-07-06 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-148-1: zlib vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - zlib "inftrees.c" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-797-2 zsync | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#680620 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-740-1 zlib | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer update for zlib | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Network Security Services (NSS) Library Zlib Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Zlib Compression Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| APPLE-SA-2008-11-13 Safari 3.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| USN-151-3: zlib vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntulinux.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - HP-UX Secure Shell Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 162680 – CAN-2005-2096 zlib buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| #101989: Netscape NSS Tools Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System and Solaris | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Avaya PDS HP-UX SecureShell Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| About the security content of Safari 3.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian update for sash - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Download Patch ESX-9916286 for VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Download Patch ESX-3616065 for VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1026-1 sash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for sash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for perl-Compress-Zlib | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 Security Update 2005-007 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Qt: Buffer overflow in the included zlib library | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server Update for Solaris Client - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - CVS zlib Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for lsb-rpm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- zlib: Buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Sun Solaris Network Security Services (NSS) Security Tools Zlib Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.freebsd.org | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Zlib Buffer Overflow in inflate_table() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.sco.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| 162391 – CAN-2005-2096 zlib buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-03-14 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.