inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via…

Description

inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a compressed file with "improper tables".

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.0% · top 9.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• SUSE-SA:2005:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 18684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 18056 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-169-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 16500 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0144 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10785 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 18059 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2005:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FLSA:157459-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-922 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0190 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 18510 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [bug-gnu-utils] 19990625 Re: bug in gzip: segfault when doing "gzip -t" on a broken file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FLSA:157459-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-921 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 17826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 17918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FLSA:157459-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 14719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 16355 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0191 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:29 UTC.