CVE-2008-1372

N/A Unknown
Published: March 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file that triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006982
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007198
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007504
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29410
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29475
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29497
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29506
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29656
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29677
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29698
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31869
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31878
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-40.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241786-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0118
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.bzip.org/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813451
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:075
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0893.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489968/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28286
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020867
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473263
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0915
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2557
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=146488&action=view
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41249
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10067
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6467
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/590-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00165.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00225.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-40.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241786-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.bzip.org/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0893.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489968/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=146488&action=view
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/590-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00165.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00225.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

92 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

bzip

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