>> MySQL Security Update Fixes Zlib Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : MySQL Security Update Fixes Zlib Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1173 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2096 CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-07-22
Technical Description
MySQL AB has released an updated package to correct a vulnerability identified in Zlib. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error when processing a malformed data stream, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted compressed stream embedded within network communication or an application file format. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-0978
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