CVE-2002-0059
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9.7% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.69% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-415 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2002-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zlib | zlib |
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-122
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-023.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-024.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-026.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4267
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-030
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-036
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0204-037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8427
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-015.1.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000469
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:022
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-014.1.txt
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