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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54176
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2005:039 (zlib)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2005:039.

A denial of service condition was fixed in the zlib library.

Any program using zlib to decompress data can be crashed by a specially
handcrafted invalid data stream. This includes web browsers or email
programs able to view PNG images (which are compressed by zlib),
allowing remote attackers to crash browser sessions or potentially
anti virus programs using this vulnerability.

This issue is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-2096.

Since only zlib 1.2.x is affected, older SUSE products are not affected
by this problem.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2005:039

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14162
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2096
1014398
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398
101989
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1
14162
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162
15949
http://secunia.com/advisories/15949
17054
http://secunia.com/advisories/17054
17225
http://secunia.com/advisories/17225
17236
http://secunia.com/advisories/17236
17326
http://secunia.com/advisories/17326
17516
http://secunia.com/advisories/17516
18377
http://secunia.com/advisories/18377
18406
http://secunia.com/advisories/18406
18507
http://secunia.com/advisories/18507
19550
http://secunia.com/advisories/19550
19597
http://secunia.com/advisories/19597
20070404 VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updates
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
20071018 Official Windows binaries of "curl" contain vulnerable zlib 1.2.2 (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded
20071018 Windows binary of "GSview 4.8" contain vulnerable zlib (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded
20071020 Re: Windows binary of "GSview 4.8" contain vulnerable zlib (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded
20071021 Re: Windows binary of "GSview 4.8" contain vulnerable zlib (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded
20071029 Re: Windows binary of "GSview 4.8" contain vulnerable zlib (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded
20071029 Windows binary of "Virtual Floppy Drive 2.1" contains vulnerable zlib (CAN-2005-2096)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded
24788
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
31492
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
32706
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
ADV-2005-0978
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978
ADV-2006-0144
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144
ADV-2007-1267
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
APPLE-SA-2008-11-13
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
DSA-1026
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026
DSA-740
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740
DSA-797
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797
FLSA:162680
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680
FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc
GLSA-200507-05
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml
GLSA-200509-18
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml
HPSBUX02090
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded
MDKSA-2005:112
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112
MDKSA-2005:196
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196
MDKSA-2006:070
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070
RHSA-2005:569
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html
RHSA-2008:0629
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
SCOSA-2006.6
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
SSRT051058
USN-148-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/
USN-151-3
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3
VU#680620
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620
hpux-secure-shell-dos(24064)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11500
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1262
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1542
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542
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