CVE-2002-0059

zlib: Double free in inflateEnd

Published Jun 25, 2002 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 9.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.34155}

epss

{'score': 0.33667}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM
Reserved
Feb 7, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 15, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 9, 2002, 12:00 AM