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    CVE-2010-0405

    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.

    Published:Sep 20, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 28, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.0921
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Bzip
    Product
    Bzip2
    Vendor
    Libzip2
    Product
    Libzip2
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High