CVE-2005-2096

CVE-2005-2096CVE-2005-2096

zlib / zlib

Description

zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file.

Scoring

CVSS 7.5 ()
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Last modified2026-07-14
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.