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CVE-2005-1849 Detail

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.


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

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-1849
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Debian GNU/Linux