>> Debian Security Update Fixes Zlib Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Zlib Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1150 CVE ID : CVE-2005-1849 CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-07-21
Technical Description
Debian has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in zlib. This flaw is due to an input validation error when processing specially crafted files, which could be exploited by attackers to cause programs which use zlib to crash when opening an invalid file.
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