Unscored severity · published Oct 20, 2004
CVE-2004-0797
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)
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZL
Zlib · Zlib
1.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0797
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0797
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
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