inftrees.h in zlib 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid file that causes a large dynamic tree to be produced.
CVE-2005-1849
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 4.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 26, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (68)
- security@debianftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.6/SCOSA-2006.6.txt
- security@debianhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- security@debianhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16137
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17326
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17516
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18377
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19334
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19550
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19597
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24788
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31492
- security@debianhttp://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/z/zlib/zlib_1.2.2-4.sarge.2.diff.gz
- security@debianhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014540
- security@debianhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-763
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | aide () @ warty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | zlib1g () @ warty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | lsb-rpm () @ warty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | dpkg () @ warty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-0:1-0 | 2008-08-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0 | 2008-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | zlib-0:1.2.1.2-1.2 | 2005-07-21 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(15 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sash | — | 3.7-5sarge1 | — |
| zlib | — | 1:1.2.3-1 | — |
| zsync | — | 0.4.1-1 | — |
Debian:12(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sash | — | 3.7-5sarge1 | — |
| zlib | — | 1:1.2.3-1 | — |
| zsync | — | 0.4.1-1 | — |
Debian:13(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sash | — | 3.7-5sarge1 | — |
| zlib | — | 1:1.2.3-1 | — |
| zsync | — | 0.4.1-1 | — |
Debian:14(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sash | — | 3.7-5sarge1 | — |
| zlib | — | 1:1.2.3-1 | — |
| zsync | — | 0.4.1-1 | — |
Debian:3.1(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sash | 3.7-5 | 3.7-5sarge1 | — |
| zlib | 1:1.2.2-4, 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 | 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.2 | — |
| zsync | 0.3.3-1 | 0.3.3-1.sarge.1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(8)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2005:584IMPORTANT2005-08-20
RHSA-2005:584 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0264IMPORTANT2005-08-20
RHSA-2008:0264 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0525IMPORTANT2005-08-20
RHSA-2008:0525 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0629IMPORTANT2005-08-20
RHSA-2008:0629 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-151-1MEDIUM
zlib vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-151-2MEDIUM
zlib vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-151-3MEDIUM
zlib vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-151-4MEDIUM
rpm vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-10 09:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-04 04:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-27 20:17 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-11 09:42 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-08 16:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-26 13:26 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.00
- 2026-07-26 10:12 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-25 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-23 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 23:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 21:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-18 09:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-15 16:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-09 04:15 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-06-20 16:42 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 12:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 12:36 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-31 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-24 16:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 07:36 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-21 22:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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