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# CVE-2010-0405

Publication date 20 September 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0405?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bzip2 | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.0.5-4ubuntu0.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.0.5-3ubuntu0.1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.0.5-1ubuntu1.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.0.4-2ubuntu4.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.0.3-0ubuntu2.2 |
| clamav | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 0.96.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.10.04.2 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.10.3 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.04.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.04~hardy2.5 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.95.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.09.04~dapper4.1 |
| dpkg | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.3 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.15.4ubuntu2.2 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.14.24ubuntu1.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.14.16.6ubuntu4.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.13.11ubuntu7.2 |
| dump | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 0.4b42-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 0.4b42-1ubuntu0.9.10.1 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 0.4b41-6ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 0.4b41-5ubuntu0.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.4b41-2ubuntu0.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

dump and dpkg use a statically linked bzip2 so simply need to be
recompiled

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0405)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0405)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-0405)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0405)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-986-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-986-2)
+ ClamAV vulnerability
+ 20 September 2010

+ [USN-986-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-986-1)
+ bzip2 vulnerability
+ 20 September 2010

+ [USN-986-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-986-3)
+ dpkg vulnerability
+ 20 September 2010

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0405>