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TI-2005-01190 Aliases CVE-2005-1260GHSA-q292-6rrq-qv64

bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a…

Priority LOW 32CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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").

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06152 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.3VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.4.11VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.11 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:474 Released 2005-06-16 · Red Hat rating Low
    bzip2 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-11.EL3.4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-13.EL4.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-11.EL3.4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-13.EL4.3.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:474

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1260
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q292-6rrq-qv64

References

Advisory 10

Other 3

Sources

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