CVE-2004-0797

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1...

2.1 LowFix available

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-0797
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-0797
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0795 No score

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: EUVD-2004-0795
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2r9-xr4w-r49c No score

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1...

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: GHSA-r2r9-xr4w-r49c
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: CVE-2004-0797
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0797 No score

The error handling in the (1) inflate and (2) inflateBack functions in ZLib compression library 1.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0797
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10580-1 No score

httrack-3.48.22-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the httrack-3.48.22-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10580-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

zlib

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`zlib` Debian:12	before 1:1.2.1.1-6	1:1.2.1.1-6
`zlib` Debian:13	before 1:1.2.1.1-6	1:1.2.1.1-6
`zlib` Debian:14	before 1:1.2.1.1-6	1:1.2.1.1-6
`httrack` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 3.48.22-1.3	3.48.22-1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0797 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Zlib, published September 14, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in zlib 1:1.2.1.1-6.

References

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