CVE-2005-2459

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.

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Affected Products (64)

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-g8ph-8hmr-373j

The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5...

References (32)

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584 Third Party Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5 Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/ Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16500 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry