| Name | CVE-2008-1372 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 471670 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| bzip2 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.0.8-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.0.8-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.0.8-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| bzip2 | source | (unstable) | 1.0.5-0.1 | low | | 471670 |
Notes
[etch] - bzip2 <no-dsa> (Pure crasher, no code injection, mostly a regular bug)