This CVE name corresponds to:
Entered | Topic |
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2005-06-29 | bzip2 -- denial of service and permission race vulnerabilities |
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Type | Candidate |
Name | CVE-2005-1260 |
Phase | Assigned(20050425) |
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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