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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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
bzip
oss-projectaka bzip2, compress-raw-bzip2
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
and 1 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK
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References
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
patches.sgi.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
docs.info.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com
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