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
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.ascBroken Link
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041Broken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15447Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1Broken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741Third Party Advisory
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.htmlPermissions Required
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13657Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868Permissions Required
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10700Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A749Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/127-1/Third Party Advisory
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.ascBroken Link
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041Broken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15447Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1Broken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.