PT-2012-1206 · Apache · Apache Commons Compress

Published 2012-06-29 · Updated 2024-02-21 · CVE-2012-2098

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Commons Compress versions prior to 1.4.1

Description The issue concerns a problem with the sorting algorithms in the bzip2 compressing stream, specifically in the BZip2CompressorOutputStream function of Apache Commons Compress. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming CPU resources via a file containing many repeating inputs. The vulnerability can be exploited to disrupt service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.1, update to version 1.4.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the BZip2CompressorOutputStream function to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid processing files with many repeating inputs in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00592

CVE-2012-2098

GHSA-6FXM-66HQ-FC96

MGASA-2014-0056

Affected Products

Apache Commons Compress

References · 51

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2098 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0056.html · Security Note
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ant.apache.org/security.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2098 · Security Note
• http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2014-0056 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html · Vendor Advisory