The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2043
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.319160
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_29_zlib.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:090
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011085
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
http://secunia.com/advisories/11129
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865