Explain CVE-2008-1372
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757'}, {'name': 'bzip2-archives-code-execution(41249)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41249'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2008:011', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.bzip.org/CHANGES'}, {'name': '241786', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241786-1'}, {'name': '36096', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36096'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-2970', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00165.html'}, {'name': 'NetBSD-SA2008-004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_NETBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc'}, {'name': '20081203 VMSA-2008-0019 VMware Hosted products and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve a critical security issue and update bzip2', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-2557', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2557'}, {'name': '31878', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31878'}, {'name': 'SSA:2008-098-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473263'}, {'name': '31869', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31869'}, {'name': '1020867', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020867'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0893', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0893.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007504'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'VU#813451', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813451'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=146488&action=view'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007198'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200804-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-3037', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00225.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006982'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40'}, {'name': '29656', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29656'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0118'}, {'name': '29475', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29475'}, {'name': '29698', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29698'}, {'name': '29497', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29497'}, {'name': '29940', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29940'}, {'name': '20080321 rPSA-2008-0118-1 bzip2', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489968/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6467', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6467'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10067', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10067'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200903-40', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-40.xml'}, {'name': '31204', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/31204'}, {'name': 'USN-590-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/590-1/'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:075', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:075'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0915', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0915'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/'}, {'name': '29506', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29506'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2172', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172'}, {'name': 'TA09-218A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html'}, {'name': '28286', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28286'}, {'name': '29410', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29410'}, {'name': '29677', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29677'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED