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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- zlib / zlib1.1.3
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427
- MISChttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030
- MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469
- MISChttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122
- MISCftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt
- MISChttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3
- MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt
- MISChttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html
- MISChttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037
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