Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://ant.apache.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/82161Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49255Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49286Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://ant.apache.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/82161Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49255Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49286Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 29, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified