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CVE-2018-25032

Published: Mar 25, 2022Updated: Aug 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-787
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
51.7%
Top 1.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
e-series santricity os controller
Hardware Firmware
management services for element software
Hardware Firmware
oncommand workflow automation
Hardware Firmware
ontap select deploy administration utility
Hardware Firmware
hci compute node
Hardware Firmware
h300s firmware
Hardware Firmware
h500s firmware
Hardware Firmware
siemens
commercial·DEaka siemens ag
scalance sc622-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
scalance sc626-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
scalance sc632-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
scalance sc636-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
scalance sc642-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
scalance sc646-2c firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat VirtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
JBoss Core ServicesOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
ROSA VirtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РОСА ХРОМOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «Лаборатория Касперского»
commercial·RUaka ao laboratoriya kasperskogo, kaspersky
Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 для LinuxOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Kaspersky Security для виртуальных сред 5.2 Легкий агентOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/24/1
openwall.com
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/5c44459c3b28a9bd3283aaceab7c615f8020c531
github.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/25/2
openwall.com
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