CVE-2005-2096

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductZlib
PublishedJul 6, 2005
First seenJul 6, 2005

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
zlib zlib1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2—

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