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
- Apple / mac_os_x10.4.11
- bzip / bzip21.0.3
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux4.10 – 4.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux5.04 – 5.04
- Debian / debian_linux3.0 – 3.0
- Debian / debian_linux3.1 – 3.1
References
- MISChttp://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/127-1/
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13657
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/15447
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10700
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27274
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A749
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
- MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1