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CVE-2002-0059 Details

Description

The decompression algorithm in zlib 1.1.3 and earlier, as used in many different utilities and packages, causes inflateEnd to release certain memory more than once (a "double free"), which may allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a block of malformed compression data.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt CVEBroken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469 CVEBroken Link
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022 CVEBroken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-415Double Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
zlib zlib
<= 1.1.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

21 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-0059
NVD Published Date:
Mar 15, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-0059 Details - Not Deferred