Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2005· Updated Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2005-2096
CVE-2005-2096
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.
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
57- secunia.com/advisories/15949nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162nvdPatch
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.ascnvd
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txtnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17054nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17225nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17236nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17326nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17516nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18377nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18406nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18507nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19550nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19597nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24788nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31492nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32706nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3298nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threadednvd
- www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3nvd
- www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267nvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/nvd
News mentions
1- Siemens CADRACISA ICS Advisories