CVE-2005-2458

Description

inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a compressed file with "improper tables".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.95% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16500	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10785	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510	third party advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826	third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14719	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19252	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2458?: CVE-2005-2458 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2458?: To fix CVE-2005-2458, 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-2005-2458 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2458 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.