# CVE-2005-2459: The huft\_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.

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## References

- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584

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