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Zlib Security Flaw Could Cause Widespread Trouble

Posted by timothy on from the all-over-the-place dept.

BlueSharpieOfDoom writes "Whitedust has an interesting article posted about the new zlib buffer overflow. It affects countless software applications, even on Microsoft Windows. Some of the most affected application are those that are able to use the PNG graphic format, as zlib is wildely used in compression of PNG images. Zlib was also in the news in 2002 because of a flaw found in the way it handled memory allocation. The new hole could allow remote attackers to crash the vulnerable program or even the possiblity of executing arbitrary code."

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  1. Re:Modularised code will always have this problem. by Grey+Ninja · · Score: 0, Troll

    Okay, you are just stupid. Not a MS fanboy. I mean, seriously, you are using some of the shittiest desktop apps, and your server is running absolutely ANCIENT software.