Resource exhaustion in Apple Mac Os X
CVE-2005-1260
bzip2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hard drive consumption) via a crafted bzip2 file that causes an infinite loop (a.k.a "decompression bomb").
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.062 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Bzip Bzip2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 4.10, 5.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.0, 3.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1260?
- CVE-2005-1260 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2005-05-19.
- Is CVE-2005-1260 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.