CVE-2012-2098

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2098
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-29 19:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAlgorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons Compress before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file with many repeating inputs.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Commons Compress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: apache-commons-compress-1.4.1-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: apache-commons-compress-1.4.1-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Apache Commons Compress BZip2CompressorOutputStream() Sorting Algorithm Lets Remote or Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Ant - Apache Ant Security Reports af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ant.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: plexus-archiver-2.3-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Apache Commons Compress and Apache Ant CVE-2012-2098 Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.7 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2023-42503: Apache Commons Compress: Denial of service via CPU consumption for malformed TAR file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Apache Commons Compress / Apache Ant Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: plexus-archiver-2.3-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA49286 - Apache Ant Bzip2 Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/82161 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Commons Compress Security Reports af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 commons.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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