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MySQL Security Update Fixes Zlib Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : MySQL Security Update Fixes Zlib Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1173
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2096
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-07-22

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Technical Description

MySQL AB has released an updated package to correct a vulnerability identified in Zlib. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error when processing a malformed data stream, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted compressed stream embedded within network communication or an application file format. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-0978

ChangeLog

2005-07-22 : Initial release

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