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Debian DSA-740-1 : zlib - remote denial of service

high Nessus Plugin ID 18632

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

An error in the way zlib handles the inflation of certain compressed files can cause a program which uses zlib to crash when opening an invalid file.

This problem does not affect the old stable distribution (woody).

Solution

Upgrade the zlib package.

For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-4.sarge.1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18632

File Name: debian_DSA-740.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zlib, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2096

DSA: 740