# CVE-2009-1884: 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 attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/36415
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36386
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955

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