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Unscored severity · published Jun 29, 2012
CVE-2012-2098
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons Compress before 1.4.1 allows remote…
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CVSS
12.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the sorting algorithms in bzip2 compressing stream (BZip2CompressorOutputStream) in Apache Commons Compress before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file with many repeating inputs.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Commons Compress · Apache
before 1.4.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
CC
Commons Compress
Apache
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2098
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2098
Vendor Advisory
http://ant.apache.org/security.html
Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html
Vendor Advisory
http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html
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