Bzip Compress-Raw-Bzip2 2.0.00 10 up to 2.015 bzinflate numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bzip Compress-Raw-Bzip2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bzinflate. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1884. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bzip Compress-Raw-Bzip2 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function bzinflate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.

The weakness was presented 08/19/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1884. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40690 (Fedora 10 : perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.020-1.fc10 (2009-8888)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116730 (ActivePerl Compress Modules Off by One Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.015 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52628), Tenable (40690), SecurityFocus (BID 36082†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23274†). See VDB-48632 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Bzip

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Compress-Raw-Bzip2

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 40690
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.020-1.fc10 (2009-8888)
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OpenVAS ID: 64725
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8868 (perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Compress-Raw-Bzip2 2.015

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06/02/2009 🔍
08/18/2009 +77 days 🔍
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08/20/2021 +2347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2009-1884 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49523
X-Force: 52628
SecurityFocus: 36082 - 'Compress::Raw::Bzip2' Perl Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23274 - Compress::Raw::Bzip2 < 2.018 Perl Module Off-by-One Error Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 10:35
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/13/2017 10:23 (9), 08/20/2021 10:30 (4), 08/20/2021 10:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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