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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2003-081: zlib Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2003-081: zlib |
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Check for the version of the zlib packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated zlib packages that fix a buffer overflow vulnerability are now available. Zlib is a general-purpose, patent-free, lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs. The function gzprintf within zlib, when called with a string longer than Z_PRINTF_BUFZISE (= 4096 bytes), can overflow without giving a warning. zlib-1.1.4 and earlier exhibit this behavior. There are no known exploits of the gzprintf overrun, and only a few programs, including rpm2html and gimp-print, are known to use the gzprintf function. The problem has been fixed by checking the length of the output string within gzprintf. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-081.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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Mainframe, DEC, VAX, AS 400 |
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