Resource Exhaustion Affecting bzip2 package, versions <1.0.2-7
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.33% (87th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-BZIP2-284289
- published 19 May 2005
- disclosed 19 May 2005
Introduced: 19 May 2005
CVE-2005-1260 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 bzip2 to version 1.0.2-7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bzip2 package and not the bzip2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a crafted bzip2 file that causes an infinite loop (a.k.a "decompression bomb").
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1260
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10700
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15447
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13657
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
- http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-127-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/127-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
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