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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-2459
The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in...
Vulnerability 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.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.8.1.5, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11_rc1_bk6, 2.6.12, 2.6_test9_cvs, 3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 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.