CVE-2005-1260

Publication date 19 May 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a crafted bzip2 file that causes an infinite loop (a.k.a "decompression bomb").

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bzip2 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.0.3-0ubuntu2
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.0.3-0ubuntu2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.0.3-0ubuntu2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-127-1
    • bzip2 vulnerabilities
    • 17 May 2005

Other references