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).

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Bzip2	Bzip	*	1.0.3 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3	RedHat	bzip2-0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	RedHat	bzip2-0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3	*
Bzip2	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Bzip2	Ubuntu	devel	*
Bzip2	Ubuntu	edgy	*
Bzip2	Ubuntu	feisty	*

Potential Mitigations

Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1260
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2005-1260

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References