Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1260
bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a crafted bzip2 file that causes an infinite loop (a.k.a "decompression bomb").
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1260
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.03%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 87 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1260
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2005-1260
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2005-1260
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ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
Broken Link
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/127-1/
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
Page Not Found | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
Permissions Required
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
Broken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A749
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13657
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudPermissions Required
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
Permissions Required
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
Broken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10700
Third Party Advisory
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
Broken Link
Products affected by CVE-2005-1260
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*