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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.19% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-ZLIB-1564679
  • published20 Oct 2004
  • disclosed20 Oct 2004

Introduced: 20 Oct 2004

CVE-2004-0797  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 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:12 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).

CVSS Scores

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