CVE-2012-2098

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons Compress before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file with many repeating inputs.

🔗 References (36)

• secalert@redhathttp://ant.apache.org/security.html
• secalert@redhathttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
• secalert@redhathttp://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html
• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/82161
• secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49255
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49286
• secalert@redhathttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096