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TI-2008-01321 Aliases CVE-2008-1372GHSA-prgg-m9pm-qvgm

bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04519 91st 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5aVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5bVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5cVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5dVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_aVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_bVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9_cVulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableBzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5a Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5b Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5c Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5d Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_a Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_b Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:0.9_c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_c Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Bzip
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableBzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Bzip

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0893 Released 2008-09-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    bzip2 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-12.EL3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2, bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386, bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1, bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.i386, bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.ia64 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2, bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386, bzip2-libs-1.0.3-4.el5_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) bzip2-1.0.3-4.el5_2, bzip2-devel-1.0.3-4.el5_2, bzip2-devel-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.2-14.el4_7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1, bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1, bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.i386, bzip2-devel-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-12.EL3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.i386, bzip2-1.0.2-14.el4_7.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1, bzip2-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.ia64, bzip2-devel-1.0.1-5.EL2.1.ia64 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0893
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0893

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1372
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prgg-m9pm-qvgm

References

Advisory 13

Other 15

  • TI-2019-09657 BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02675 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2005-01190 bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2010-00384 Integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2002-00736 bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2011-03607 The bzexe command in bzip2 1.0.5 and earlier generates compressed executables that do not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
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Sources

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