VUPEN Security - Fedora Core "zlib_inflate()" Data Stream Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> Fedora Core "zlib_inflate()" Data Stream Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Title : Fedora Core "zlib_inflate()" Data Stream Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4405
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5823
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-09

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A vulnerability has been identified in Fedora Core, which could be exploited by malicious users to cause a denial of service [...]

Affected Products

Fedora Core 6
Fedora Core 5

Credits

Vulnerability reported by LMH

ChangeLog

2006-11-09 : Initial release
2006-11-13 : Updated Solution

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