CVE-2005-2458

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 22 Aug 2005, 04:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 22:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
23/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
13.59% MEDIUM
14% probability +0.65%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Aug 2005, 04:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 22:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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".

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 13.59%• Percentile: 94%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.0 | 2.6.0:test1 | 2.6.0:test10 | 2.6.0:test11 | 2.6.0:test2 | 2.6.0:test3 | 2.6.0:test4 | 2.6.0:test5 | 2.6.0:test6 | 2.6.0:test7 | 2.6.0:test8 | 2.6.0:test9 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.1:rc1 | 2.6.1:rc2 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.6:rc1 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.7:rc1 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.8:rc1 | 2.6.8:rc2 | 2.6.8:rc3 | 2.6.8.1 | 2.6.8.1.5 | 2.6.9:2.6.20 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.10:rc2 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.11:rc2 | 2.6.11:rc3 | 2.6.11:rc4 | 2.6.11.1 | 2.6.11.2 | 2.6.11.3 | 2.6.11.4 | 2.6.11.5 | 2.6.11.6 | 2.6.11.7 | 2.6.11.8 | 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 | 2.6.12:rc1 | 2.6.12:rc4 | 2.6_test9_cvs

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