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CVE-2005-2096

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-07-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-2096
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.48%

Original NVD 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.