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CVE-2002-0059

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/15/2002

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

zlib:zlib

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-415

References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt(cve@mitre.org)

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469(cve@mitre.org)

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267(cve@mitre.org)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030(cve@mitre.org)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036(cve@mitre.org)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427(cve@mitre.org)

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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