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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA741] DSA-741-1 bzip2 Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-741-1 bzip2
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Chris Evans discovered that a specially crafted archive can trigger an
infinite loop in bzip2, a high-quality block-sorting file compressor.
During uncompression this results in an indefinitely growing output
file which will finally fill up the disk. On systems that
automatically decompress bzip2 archives this can cause a denial of
service.
For the oldstable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2-1.woody5.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2-7.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your bzip2 package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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