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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").

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 6.2%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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").

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
bzip2 < 1.0.3 1.0.3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 4.10 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 5.04 No fix listed
debian linux = 3.0 No fix listed
debian linux = 3.1 No fix listed
apple mac os x < 10.4.11 10.4.11
debian/bzip2(Debian:12) < 1.0.2-7 1.0.2-7
debian/bzip2(Debian:13) < 1.0.2-7 1.0.2-7
debian/bzip2(Debian:14) < 1.0.2-7 1.0.2-7

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