CVE-2002-0059

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: March 15, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt