Description
Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36386Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36415
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082Patch
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36386Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36415
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082Patch
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 19, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified