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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584Third Party Advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922Third Party Advisory
- 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.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584Third Party Advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922Third Party Advisory
- 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.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 23, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified