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CVE-2005-2096

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 93rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.07.5HighEPSS percentile93rd5.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU, CSAF

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS93rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

5.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 93rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 7678 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. EPSS band changemoderate → low
  4. Patch availablerecord updated
  5. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Scored 7.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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