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 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.

• CWE-476

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

Published

Aug 23, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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