# CVE-2005-2096

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2005-2096
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jul 6, 2005
- **Last Modified:** Jul 14, 2026

## Description

zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101989-1)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17236)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482505/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064)
- [CNA](http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:16.zlib.asc)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/15949)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-797)
- [CNA](http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-18.xml)
- [CNA](http://securitytracker.com/id?1014398)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:196)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1542)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-151-3)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1262)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482601/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/18507)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17054)
- [CNA](https://usn.ubuntu.com/148-1/)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14162)
- [CNA](http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/31492)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:070)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17225)
- [CNA](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267)
- [CNA](http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/18406)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482950/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/24788)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:112)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/32706)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11500)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17326)
- [CNA](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0978)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482503/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482949/100/0/threaded)
- [CNA](http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/17516)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-740)
- [CNA](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144)
- [CNA](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162391)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-569.html)
- [CNA](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-05.xml)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/19597)
- [CNA](http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/19550)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/18377)
- [CNA](http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162680)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680620)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482571/100/0/threaded)
- [siemens-SADP](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 43.03%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 97.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._