Unscored severity · published Mar 18, 2008
CVE-2008-1372
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…
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CVSS
4.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.5% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BZ
Bzip2 · Bzip
0.9; 0.9.5a; 0.9.5b; 0.9.5c; 0.9.5d; 0.9_a; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1372
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1372
kb.vmware.com
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006982
kb.vmware.com
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007198
kb.vmware.com
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007504
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
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