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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commons_compress | Apache | * | 1.4.1 (excluding) |
| Libcommons-compress-java | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Libcommons-compress-java | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Libcommons-compress-java | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Libcommons-compress-java | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Libcommons-compress-java | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://ant.apache.org/security.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
- http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html
- http://osvdb.org/82161
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49286
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- http://ant.apache.org/security.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
- http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html
- http://osvdb.org/82161
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49286
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html