CVE-2002-0059 (High) detected in srcdc68203c791d61132fb706541d939ef160c2e638

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CVE-2002-0059 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - srcdc68203c791d61132fb706541d939ef160c2e638

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Library home page: https://github.com/openbsd/src.git

Found in HEAD commit: 250560ac3a6cd973d828db0972dd561343848d2b

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/zlib/infblock.c /gnu/usr.bin/cvs/zlib/infblock.c /gnu/usr.bin/cvs/zlib/infblock.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2002-03-15

URL: CVE-2002-0059

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.0)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.zlib.org/advisory-2002-03-11.txt

Release Date: 2002-03-15

Fix Resolution: 1.1.4

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.