Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-2458
inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a compressed file with "improper tables".
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.129
EPSS Ranking 93.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19252
- http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14719
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10785
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19252
- http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14719
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10785
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
Products affected by CVE-2005-2458
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11_rc1_bk6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs