CVE-2002-0059

Description

The decompression algorithm in zlib 1.1.3 and earlier, as used in many different utilities and packages, causes inflateEnd to release certain memory more than once (a "double free"), which may allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a block of malformed compression data.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 35.77% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory hp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html third party advisory us government resource
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030 vendor advisory broken link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php broken link patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122 vendor advisory broken link
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html broken link patch vendor advisory
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html broken link patch vendor advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0059?
CVE-2002-0059 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0059?
To fix CVE-2002-0059, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0059 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-0059 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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