# 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 o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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).

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051
- http://www.osvdb.org/9361
- http://www.osvdb.org/9360
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_29_zlib.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011085
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:090
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11129
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.319160
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2043
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.17/SCOSA-2004.17.txt

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