Linux Kernel up to 2.6.12 inflate.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. The affected element is an unknown function of the file inflate.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2458. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file inflate.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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".

The bug was discovered 08/19/2005. The weakness was presented 08/23/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2458 since 08/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 614 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21089 (RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2006:0144)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117768 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2006:0101)).

Upgrading to version 2.6.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22167), Tenable (21089), SecurityFocus (BID 14719†), OSVDB (19026†) and Secunia (SA16355†). See VDB-1688, VDB-1686, VDB-1712 and VDB-1942 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 21089
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2006:0144)
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OpenVAS ID: 56013
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 921-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.6.12.5

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08/05/2005 +596 days 🔍
08/09/2005 +4 days 🔍
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08/19/2005 +5 days 🔍
08/23/2005 +4 days 🔍
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02/14/2006 +175 days 🔍
03/15/2006 +29 days 🔍
03/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
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06/14/2019 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26098

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X-Force: 22167
SecurityFocus: 14719 - Linux Kernel ZLib Invalid Memory Access Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 16355 - Linux Kernel Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19026 - CVE-2005-2458 - Linux - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10324 - Linux Kernel DoS via Compressed File with \x27Improper Tables\x27 to Zlib Routines, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/14/2019 07:24
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (81), 06/14/2019 07:24 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:67F:103

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