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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in bzip2 and libbzip2 before affects IBM License Metric Tool and IBM BigFix Inventory (CVE-2010-0405)

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Security Bulletin


Summary

Integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress function in decompress.c in bzip2 and libbzip2 before 1.0.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed file.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2010-0405
DESCRIPTION: bzip2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer overflow in the BZ2_decompress() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted compressed file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash and execute arbitrary code on the system..
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61935 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM License Metric Tool v9
IBM BigFix Inventory v9

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to version 9.2.6 or later:

  • In IBM Endpoint Manager console, expand IBM License Reporting or IBM BigFix Inventory node under Sites node in the tree panel.
  • Click Fixlets and Tasks node. Fixlets and Tasks panel will be displayed on the right.
  • In the Fixlets and Tasks panel locate Upgrade to the newest version of License Metric Tool 9.x or Upgrade to the newest version of IBM BigFix Inventory 9.x fixlet and run it against the computer that hosts your IBM License Metric Tool or IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis server.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

28 December 2016 : Original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 August 2022

UID

swg21993667

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