CVE-2002-0059

The decompression algorithm in zlib 1.1.3 and earlier, as used in many different utilities and packages, causes inflateEnd to release certain memory more than once (a "double free"), which may allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a block of malformed compression data.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2002-03-15 05:00

Updated : 2024-02-02 15:16


NVD link : CVE-2002-0059

Mitre link : CVE-2002-0059

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-0059


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Products Affected

zlib

  • zlib
CWE
CWE-415

Double Free