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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-2112-1 | New bzip2 packages fix integer overflow |
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EUVD-2010-0436 | 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. |
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USN-986-1 | bzip2 vulnerability |
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USN-986-2 | ClamAV vulnerability |
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USN-986-3 | dpkg vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.275Z
Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-0405

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-09-28T18:00:02.340
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-0405


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