Short Name |
APP:ZLIB-COMPRES-LIB-DOS-2 |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Zlib Compression Library Denial Of Service (2) |
Release Date |
2017/03/20 |
Update Number |
2839 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5.141818+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Zlib Compression Library. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
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).