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CVE-2012-2098GHSA-6FXM-66HQ-FC96

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons C

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.4.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • org.apache.commons:commons-compressMaven

    fixed in 1.4.1

References 18

lists.fedoraproject.org

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

archives.neohapsis.com

osvdb.org

securityfocus.com

securitytracker.com

secunia.com

lists.apache.org

commons.apache.org

www-01.ibm.com

packetstormsecurity.org

ant.apache.org

oracle.com

openwall.com