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Debian DSA-763-1 : zlib - remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19257

Synopsis

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

Description

Markus Oberhumer discovered a flaw in the way zlib, a library used for file compression and decompression, handles invalid input. This flaw can cause programs which use 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 current stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-4.sarge.2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-763

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19257

File Name: debian_DSA-763.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 7/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1849

DSA: 763