Name: CAN-2005-2096 (under review) Description: Buffer overflow in zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file. References: * DEBIAN:DSA-740 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740 * REDHAT:RHSA-2005:569 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2096 diff -ruN zlib-1.2.2-old/inftrees.c zlib-1.2.2-new/inftrees.c --- zlib-1.2.2-old/inftrees.c 2004-09-15 16:30:06.000000000 +0200 +++ zlib-1.2.2-new/inftrees.c 2005-07-08 21:18:58.000000000 +0200 @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ left -= count[len]; if (left < 0) return -1; /* over-subscribed */ } - if (left > 0 && (type == CODES || (codes - count[0] != 1))) + if (left > 0 && (type == CODES || max != 1)) return -1; /* incomplete set */ /* generate offsets into symbol table for each length for sorting */