Security Advisory: Vulnerability in zlib library

Cisco Security Advisory: Vulnerability in the zlib Compression Library Revision 1.0 For Public Release 2002 April 03 16:00 UTC +0000 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Summary Affected Products Details Impact Software Versions and Fixes Obtainin...

Vulnerability in the zlib Compression Library

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Advisory CA-2002-07 Double Free Bug in zlib Compression Library

CERT Advisory CA-2002-07 Double Free Bug in zlib Compression Library Original release date: March 12, 2002 Last revised: -- Source: CERT/CC A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file. Systems Affected Any software that is linked to zlib 1.1.3 or earlier may be affected Data...

Double Free Bug in zlib Compression Library Corrupts malloc's Internal Data Structures

Overview There is a bug in the zlib compression library that may manifest itself as a vulnerability in programs that are linked with zlib. This may allow an attacker to conduct a denial-of-service attack, gather information, or execute arbitrary code. It is important to note that the CERT/CC has...