CVE-2005-2459

CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
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.

Affected Products
50 of 64
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
Showing first 50 of 64 affected products.
Weakness Types
CWE-476
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2005-2459
Published:
2005-08-23
Modified:
2026-04-16
CVSS Score:
5.0
Severity:
MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
linux debian
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL