CVE-2005-2096
zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete
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Published: Jul 6, 2005 · Last modified: Jul 14, 2026
5.5%EPSS · 30 days5.5%
2026-06-302026-07-16
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.
- ftp.freebsd.orgftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc
- ftp.sco.comftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
- lists.apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
- lists.apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- lists.apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/15949
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17054
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17225
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17236
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17326
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17516
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18377
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18406
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18507
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19550
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19597
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24788
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31492
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32706
- security.gentoo.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml
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