CVE-2005-1849 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-1849

inftrees.h in zlib 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a...

Vulnerability Description

inftrees.h in zlib 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid file that causes a large dynamic tree to be produced.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

zlib
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.2

Timeline

Official Publish: July 26th, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.