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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-2098

Original release date: 06/29/2012
Last revised: 12/12/2013
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type: Allows disruption of service

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External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20120523 [CVE-2012-2098] Apache Commons Compress and Apache Ant denial of service vulnerability
Hyperlink: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
External Source: XF
Name: apache-commons-ant-bzip2-dos(75857)
Hyperlink: xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75857
External Source: BID
Name: 53676
Hyperlink: www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
External Source: MISC
Name: packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
Hyperlink: packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1027096
Hyperlink: www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
Hyperlink: www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2013-5546
Hyperlink: lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ant.apache.org/security.html
Hyperlink: ant.apache.org/security.html
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 82161
Hyperlink: osvdb.org/82161
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2012-8428
Hyperlink: lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2012-8465
Hyperlink: lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
Hyperlink: commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2013-5548
Hyperlink: lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html

Vulnerable software and versions

+ Configuration 1
+ OR
* cpe:/a:apache:commons-compress:1.3
* cpe:/a:apache:commons-compress:1.2
* cpe:/a:apache:commons-compress:1.1
* cpe:/a:apache:commons-compress:1.0
* cpe:/a:apache:commons-compress:1.4 and previous versions

* Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Cryptographic Issues (CWE-310)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2098
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