VDB-82156 · SA12400 · OSVDB 9361

zlib Error inflateBack denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in zlib and classified as problematic. This affects the function inflateBack of the component Error Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in zlib (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function inflateBack of the component Error Handler. 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.

The weakness was released 08/30/2004 by Johan Thelmén (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15981.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (9361†) and Secunia (SA12400†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 15981

Timelineinfo

08/30/2004 🔍
08/30/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2016 +4242 days 🔍
10/04/2018 +905 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Johan Thelmén
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82156
Secunia: 12400
OSVDB: 9361 - zlib inflateBack Function Error Handling DoS

Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2016 15:08
Updated: 10/04/2018 16:26
Changes: 04/12/2016 15:08 (37), 10/04/2018 16:26 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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