Description

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Affected Products 1

References 20

• ftp.sco.com ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
• ftp.sco.com ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.17/SCOSA-2004.17.txt
• bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253
• distro.conectiva.com.br http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865
• distro.conectiva.com.br http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
• marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11129
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
• security.gentoo.org http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml
• securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1011085
• kb.cert.org http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678
  US Government Resource
• mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:090
• novell.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_29_zlib.html
• osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/9360
• osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/9361
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051
• slackware.com http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.319160
• bugzilla.fedora.us https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2043
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119

Remediation