rPSA-2008-0118-1 bzip2

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0118-1
Published: 2008-03-21
Products:
rPath Linux 1
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
bzip2=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.0.4-1.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2379

Description:
Previous versions of the bzip2 package are vulnerable to a Denial
of Service in which an attacker can provide a malformed archive
file that will cause applications such as bunzip2 reading the file
to crash. It has not been determined that this vulnerability can
be exploited to execute malicious code.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0118

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