CVE-2004-0797

Published: Sep 14, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other

2.1LOW

NVD MITRE

Description

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

zlib

oss-projectaka Жан-Лу Гайи, Марк Адлер, марка спенсер, шон иган и др., pigz

zlibLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051

securityfocus.com

http://www.osvdb.org/9361

osvdb.org

http://www.osvdb.org/9360

osvdb.org

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