82161 : Apache Commons Compress bzip2 File Compression BZip2CompressorOutputStream Class File Handling Remote DoS
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Timeline
Disclosure Date
2012-05-23
Time to Patch
41 days

Description

Apache Commons Compress contains a flaw that that is triggered by an error when using bzip2 file compression, and will result in loss of availability for the program when handling a BZip2CompressorOutputStream class file.

Classification

 Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
The Apache Software Foundation
Apache Commons Compress
 1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Tika
 1.1
Plexus-Archiver
Plexus-Archiver
 2.3
Oracle Corporation
Solaris
 10
11.1

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-07-02 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_1

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