Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated zlib packages fix gzprintf buffer overflow vulnerability

Updated zlib packages are now available which fix a buffer overflow vulnerability. Zlib is a general-purpose, patent-free, lossless data compression library used by many different programs. The function gzprintf within zlib, when called with a string longer than ZPRINTFBUFZISE = 4096 bytes, can...

CVE-2003-0107

Buffer overflow in the gzprintf function in zlib 1.1.4, when zlib is compiled without vsnprintf or when long inputs are truncated using vsnprintf, allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code...

Zlib 1.1.4 - Compression Library gzprintf() Buffer Overrun (2)

Zlib 1.1.4 - Compression Library gzprintf Buffer Overrun 2 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6913/info A buffer-overrun vulnerability has been reported in the Zlib compression library. Due to the use of 'vsprintf' by an internal Zlib function, an attacker can cause memory to become...

Zlib 1.1.4 - Compression Library gzprintf() Buffer Overrun (1)

Zlib 1.1.4 - Compression Library gzprintf Buffer Overrun 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6913/info A buffer-overrun vulnerability has been reported in the Zlib compression library. Due to the use of 'vsprintf' by an internal Zlib function, an attacker can cause memory to become...

Zlib 1.1.4 - Compression Library 'gzprintf()' Buffer Overrun (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6913/info A buffer-overrun vulnerability has been reported in the Zlib compression library. Due to the use of 'vsprintf' by an internal Zlib function, an attacker can cause memory to become corrupted. This buffer overrun occurs becuase the software fai...