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TI-2009-01795 Aliases CVE-2009-1884GHSA-4x36-p66f-4f99

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module…

Priority LOW 25CWE-189Published · 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02586 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.017VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.00_10VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.00_12VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.00_14VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.01VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.02VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.03VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.05VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.06VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.08VulnerableBzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.017 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.00_10 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.00_12 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.00_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.00_14 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.01 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.02 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.03 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.05 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.06 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.08 Vulnerable ·Bzip
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.09VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.010VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.011VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.012VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.014VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.015VulnerableBzip
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onPerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.0.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.09 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.010 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.011 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.012 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.014:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.014 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:compress-raw-bzip2:2.015:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.015 Vulnerable ·Bzip
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Perl

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1884
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x36-p66f-4f99

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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