MEDIUM
apache-commons-compress: denial of service flaw when compressing certain files
Published Jun 29, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.84%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ant
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ant
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
security
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 5
portal
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ant | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ant | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | security | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | portal | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Apache commons-compress library as shipped with JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.2.0 or JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.2.0.
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.
12.84% 0.12844
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12844
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.84% (0.12844) | 96.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.51% (0.12508) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 21, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02381) | 85.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04283) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 84.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.87% (0.08870) | 87.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02282) | 83.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 91.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 2.63% (0.02630) | 89.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03079) | 89.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 91.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 5.74% (0.05738) | 92.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.56% (0.03557) | 90.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 77.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (40)
- http://ant.apache.org/security.html Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0130.html mailing-listThird Party Advisory
- http://commons.apache.org/compress/security.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081697.html vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081746.html vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105049.html vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105060.html vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/82161 vdb-entryBroken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113014/Apache-Commons-Compress-Apache-Ant-Denial-Of-Service.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49255 third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49286 third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/3 mailing-list
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676 vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096 vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2098 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810406 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75857 vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fxm-66hq-fc96 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/020c03d8ef579e80511023fb46ece30e9c3dd27d
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/0600296ab8f8a0bbdfedd483f51b38005eb8e34e
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/1ce57d976c4f25fe99edcadf079840c278f3cb84
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/2ab2fcb356753927afaa731b9d2dcc47d3083408
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/654222e628097763ee6ca561ae77be5c06666173
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/6ced422bf5eca3aac05396367bafb33ec21bf74e
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/6e95697e783767f3549f00d7d2e1b002eac4a3d4
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/8f702469cbf4c451b6dea349290bc4af0f6f76c7
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/b06f7b41c936ef1a79589d16ea5c1d8b93f71f66
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/cca0e6e5341aacddefd4c4d36cef7cbdbc2a8777
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/ea31005111f0abede7e43e4ba0012e62e0808b22
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/fdd7459bc5470e90024dbe762249166481cce769
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing-list
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@<solr-user.lucene.apache.org>
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2098
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130525085523/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53676
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140724002926/http://secunia.com/advisories/49286
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140724023114/http://secunia.com/advisories/49255
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517014414/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027096
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2098
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 29, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 4, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2098
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-6FXM-66HQ-FC96 Updated n/a