CVE-2008-1372
bzip2 - Denial of Service via Crafted File Buffer Over-Read
Title source: llmDescription
bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file that triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
References (46)
Core 46
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241786-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=146488&action=view
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41249
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.bzip.org/CHANGES
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00165.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_netbsd
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2557
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31878
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_slackware
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473263
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31869
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020867
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0893.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007504
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813451
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007198
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00225.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006982
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29656
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0118
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29475
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29698
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29497
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489968/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6467
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10067
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-40.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/590-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:075
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0915
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29506
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28286
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29410
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29677
Scores
EPSS
0.0452
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (12)
bzip/bzip2
0.9
bzip/bzip2
0.9.5a
bzip/bzip2
0.9.5b
bzip/bzip2
0.9.5c
bzip/bzip2
0.9.5d
bzip/bzip2
0.9_a
bzip/bzip2
0.9_b
bzip/bzip2
0.9_c
bzip/bzip2
1.0
bzip/bzip2
1.0.1
... and 2 more
Published
Mar 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026