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").
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-1263 | 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"). |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-127-1 | bzip2 vulnerabilities |
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.883Z
Reserved: 2005-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-1260
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-05-19T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-1260
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN