2.1
LOW
CVE-2004-0797
ZLib Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2004, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0797 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zlib zlib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0797.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.17/SCOSA-2004.17.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11129
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011085
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:090
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_29_zlib.html
http://www.osvdb.org/9360
http://www.osvdb.org/9361
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.319160
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2004.17/SCOSA-2004.17.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252253
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000865
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000878
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11129
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-26.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011085
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:090
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_29_zlib.html
http://www.osvdb.org/9360
http://www.osvdb.org/9361
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11051
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.319160
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0797 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0797 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:zlib:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17119 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17119 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109353792914900&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0797 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0797 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

39.13 }} -14.68%

score

0.97147

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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