CVE-2002-0059
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
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.
Affected Products
1| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| zlib | zlib |
All versions
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-415
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2002-0059- Published:
- 2002-03-15
- Modified:
- 2025-04-03
- CVSS Score:
- 9.8
- Severity:
- CRITICAL
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors
zlib
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL