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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1260

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").

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 6.15%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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").

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
6.15% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
bzip/bzip2 · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · apple/mac os x
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.