CVE-2005-2096 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in zlib versions 1.2 and later, where a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description can trigger a buffer overflow, leading to a crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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