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CVE-2004-0797 Affecting zlib package, versions <1:1.2.1.1-6

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    39.13% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-ZLIB-531769
  • published 20 Oct 2004
  • disclosed 20 Oct 2004
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Introduced: 20 Oct 2004

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 zlib to version 1:1.2.1.1-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zlib package and not the zlib package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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NVD

Recommended
4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low