CVE

Id
13665  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-2459  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20050805)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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