CVE-2005-2096
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Description
zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file.
Affected Products
3| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| zlib | zlib |
1.2.0
|
| zlib | zlib |
1.2.1
|
| zlib | zlib |
1.2.2
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2005-2096- Published:
- 2005-07-06
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 7.5
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected Vendors
zlib
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL