MEDIUM
security flaw
Published May 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.15%
Description
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").
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 4.10
- 5.04
Configuration 3
OR
- 3.0
- 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
bzip2-0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bzip2-0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:474
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | bzip2-0:1.0.2-11.EL3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:474 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bzip2-0:1.0.2-13.EL4.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:474 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.15% 0.06152
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06152
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.15% (0.06152) | 93.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.15% (0.06152) | 92.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.80% (0.09796) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.74% (0.12739) | 89.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.80% (0.09796) | 92.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.96% (0.17962) | 96.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 3.06% (0.03063) | 91.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01332) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (24)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15447 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-741 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPermissions Required
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13657 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1260 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617617 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1260
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10700 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A749 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/127-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1260
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 19, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 25, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1260
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a