CVE-2012-2098: apache commons_compress Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2098 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in apache commons_compress. EPSS estimates a 12.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-06-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.