bzip2 archives code execution
| bzip2-archives-code-execution (41249) |  High Risk |
Description:
bzip2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of archives. By sending a specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the affected application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Gentoo, Linux
- Julian Seward, bzip2 prior to 1.0.5
- Mandriva, Corporate Server 3.0
- Mandriva, Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Mandriva, Corporate Server 4.0
- Mandriva, Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Mandriva, Linux 2007 X86_64
- Mandriva, Linux 2007
- Mandriva, Linux 2007.1
- Mandriva, Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- Mandriva, Linux 2008.0
- Mandriva, Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- Mandriva, Multi Network Firewall 2.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of bzip2 (1.0.5 or later), available from the bzip Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- bzip Web site, bzip2 and libbzip2 at http://bzip.org/.
- CERT-FI: 20469, CERT-FI and CPNI Joint Vulnerability Advisory on Archive Formats at https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html.
- BID-28286: bzip2 Unspecified File Handling Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1372: bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file that triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0915: Bzip2 Archive Processing Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
- GLSA-200804-02: bzip2: Denial of Service
- MDVSA-2008:075: Updated bzip2 packages fix denial of service vulnerability
- SA29410: bzip2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2008:011: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-590-1: bzip2 vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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