CVE catalog
CVE-2012-2098
libcommons-compress-java: CVE-2012-2098
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 12.84% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | sid | 1.28.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | forky | 1.28.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | trixie | 1.27.1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | bookworm | 1.22-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | source | sid | 1.4.1-1 | low | Not reported | [674448] |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | source | forky | 1.4.1-1 | low | Not reported | [674448] |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | source | trixie | 1.4.1-1 | low | Not reported | [674448] |
| Debian | libcommons-compress-java | source | bookworm | 1.4.1-1 | low | Not reported | [674448] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcommons-compress-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.1-1dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · 12
1.22-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.4.1-1dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcommons-compress-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1.27.1-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.1-1dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · 13
1.27.1-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4.1-1dsa · libcommons-compress-java · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2098]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2098]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-2098.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2022/wid-sec-w-2022-1738.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]