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CVE-2002-0059
Published: Jun 25, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The decompression algorithm in zlib 1.1.3 and earlier, as used in many different utilities and packages, causes inflateEnd to release certain memory more than once (a "double free"), which may allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a block of malformed compression data.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
CA-2002-07
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
MDKSA-2002:022
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
4267
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
zlib-doublefree-memory-corruption(8427)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
HPSBTL0204-030
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
CLA-2002:469
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
MDKSA-2002:023
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
DSA-122
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDKSA-2002:024
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
VU#368819
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
RHSA-2002:027
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
CSSA-2002-014.1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
HPSBTL0204-036
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
RHSA-2002:026
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
HPSBTL0204-037
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
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