CVE-2010-0405

Description

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.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.21% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-986-3 vendor advisory
http://git.clamav.net/gitweb?p=clamav-devel.git%3Ba=blob_plain%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bhb=clamav-0.96.3
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051278.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-986-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-986-2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41452 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42404 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48378 third party advisory
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2230
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3073 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2455 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42530 third party advisory
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2231
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128506868510655&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42529 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/41505 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3052 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0703.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0858.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051366.html vendor advisory
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0405_integer_overflow
http://secunia.com/advisories/42405 third party advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/cve-2010-0405-bzip2-integer-overflow/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627882
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-05.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.html
http://www.bzip.org/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3127 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3043 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42350 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0405?
CVE-2010-0405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0405?
To fix CVE-2010-0405, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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