CVE-2005-2459

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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921

http://secunia.com/advisories/18059

http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

http://secunia.com/advisories/17918

http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

http://secunia.com/advisories/16500

http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3