CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2096

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
aideDebian
Fixed in:0.10-6.1.1CVE-2005-2096
Fixed in:0.10-6.1.1CVE-2005-2096
Fixed in:0.10-6.1.1CVE-2005-2096
Fixed in:0.10-6.1.1CVE-2005-2096

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.