VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1372
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
bzlib.c in bzip2 before 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file that triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer