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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1260

CVE-2005-1260

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").

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Affected products

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  • Bzip/Bzip22 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.0.3
    • (no CPE)
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.4.11
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

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