CVE-2005-1849

Description

inftrees.h in zlib 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid file that causes a large dynamic tree to be produced.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.60% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21456	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19334	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-763	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196	vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/z/zlib/zlib_1.2.2-4.sarge.2.diff.gz
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-584.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16137	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11402	vdb entry signature
http://www.osvdb.org/18141	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014540	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_43_zlib.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267	vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14340	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597	third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1849?: CVE-2005-1849 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1849?: To fix CVE-2005-1849, 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-2005-1849 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.