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CVE-2004-0797
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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.47%
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- mitre
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).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- 11051 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 9361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 9360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- GLSA-200408-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 17054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- CLA-2004:865 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- zlib-inflate-inflateback-dos(17119) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#238678 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2004:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1011085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- CLA-2004:878 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:090 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 11129 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2004-278 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 18377 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:2043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20040825 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.038] OpenPKG Security Advisory (zlib) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .