MEDIUM
The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458
Published Aug 22, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.63%
Description
The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a certain compressed file that leads to a null pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2458.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.8.1.5
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
- 2.6.11.2
- 2.6.11.3
- 2.6.11.4
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6_test9_cvs
Configuration 2
- 3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.63% 0.04626
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04626
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04626) | 91.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04626) | 90.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05311) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 10.72% (0.10723) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.03% (0.09034) | 94.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 4.46% (0.04456) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.43% (0.08434) | 93.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16500 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16500 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14720 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 22, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2459
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a