CVE-2005-1260
Medium
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").
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Bzip2
PublishedMay 19, 2005
First seenMay 19, 2005
How to fix
Update
- bzip bzip21.0.3 or later
- apple mac_os_x10.4.11 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bzip bzip2 | v < 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 4.10, 5.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 3.0, 3.1 | — |
| apple mac_os_x | v < 10.4.11 | 10.4.11 |
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