CVE-2005-2459
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 22, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2005
Description
The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- SUSE-SA:2005:050vendor-advisory
- 18056third-party-advisory
- USN-169-1vendor-advisory
- 16500third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:220vendor-advisory
- 18059third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2005:068vendor-advisory
- DSA-922vendor-advisory
- DSA-921vendor-advisory
- 17826third-party-advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- 14720vdb-entry
- 17918third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:219vendor-advisory
- 16355third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584
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