CVE-2012-2098

N/A Unknown
Published: June 29, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ant.apache.org/security.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/82161
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49286
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://ant.apache.org/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/82161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.6%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

apache

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