# CVE-2010-0405: Integer overflow in the BZ2\_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2 before 1.0.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2 before 1.0.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed file.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-986-3
- http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.96.3
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051278.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-986-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-986-2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48378
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2230
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3073
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2455
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42530
- https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2231
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128506868510655&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42529
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41505
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3052
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0703.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0858.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051366.html
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0405_integer_overflow
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42405
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/cve-2010-0405-bzip2-integer-overflow/

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