Apache Commons-compress up to 1.4 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache Commons-compress 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2098. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Commons-compress 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2012 by David Jorm with Red Hat Security Response Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2098 since 04/04/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72061 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123974 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21644047)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75857), Tenable (72061), EUVD (EUVD-2022-2784), SecurityFocus (BID 53676†) and OSVDB (82161†). The entries VDB-7600, VDB-8746, VDB-9320 and VDB-9321 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 72061
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OpenVAS ID: 864383
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for apache-commons-compress FEDORA-2012-8428
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Commons-compress 1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: David Jorm
Organization: Red Hat Security Response Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61152
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X-Force: 75857
SecurityFocus: 53676 - Apache Commons Compress and Apache Ant CVE-2012-2098 Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 49255
OSVDB: 82161
SecurityTracker: 1027096
Vulnerability Center: 54036 - Apache Commons Compress <1.4.1 Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/28/2026 11:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 03/02/2018 09:32 (12), 12/05/2021 14:29 (3), 04/28/2026 11:44 (15)
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