Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in zlib 1.2 and Later Versions via Crafted PNG File

CVE-2005-2096 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file.

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