bzip bzip2 up to 1.0.5 decompress.c BZ2_decompress numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in bzip bzip2. Impacted is the function BZ2_decompress of the file decompress.c. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-0405. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in bzip bzip2 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function BZ2_decompress of the file decompress.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2 before 1.0.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed file.

The weakness was released 09/28/2010 as Bug 2231 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at wwws.clamav.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0405. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68102 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : bzip2 (ELSA-2010-0703)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216002 (VMWare ESXi 5.0.0 Update 1 Missing (KB2010823)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (68102), SecurityFocus (BID 43331†), Secunia (SA41452†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47978†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68102
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : bzip2 (ELSA-2010-0703)
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OpenVAS ID: 68177
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2010-263-01 bzip2
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: bzip2 1.0.5

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01/27/2010 🔍
09/20/2010 +236 days 🔍
09/21/2010 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2010 +7 days 🔍
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07/12/2013 +1018 days 🔍
11/27/2014 +503 days 🔍
01/08/2015 +42 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +70 days 🔍
09/25/2021 +2382 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 2231
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54851

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SecurityFocus: 43331 - bzip2 'BZ2_decompress' Function Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 41452 - bzip2 "BZ_decompress" Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 47978 - bzip2 in ClamAV < 0.96.3 Remote Integer Overflow via a Crafted .bz2 File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2455

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/25/2021 16:05
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (75), 06/17/2017 07:45 (7), 09/25/2021 16:00 (3), 09/25/2021 16:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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