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CVE-2005-2458 Details

Description

inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a compressed file with "improper tables".

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16500	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19252	CVE
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10785	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14719	CVE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16500	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19252	[email protected]
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10785	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14719	[email protected]

see all 54 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6.0 2.6.0 test1 2.6.0 test10 2.6.0 test11 2.6.0 test2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::386::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::686::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::686_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::amd64::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::amd64_k8::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::amd64_k8_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::amd64_xeon::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::k7::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::k7_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::power3::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::power3_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::power4::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::power4_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::powerpc::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5::powerpc_smp::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11_rc1_bk6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

2.6.0

2.6.0 test1

2.6.0 test10

2.6.0 test11

2.6.0 test2

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:386:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_xeon:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc_smp:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11_rc1_bk6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6_test9_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 8, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 23, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]