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CVE-2009-1884

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1884 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from bzip, from perl organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-08-19T17:30:00.953

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	≤ 2.017	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.00_10	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.00_12	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.00_14	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.01	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.02	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.03	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.05	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.06	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.08	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.0.09	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.010	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.011	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.012	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.014	Yes
Application	bzip	compress-raw-bzip2	2.015	Yes
Application	perl	perl	*	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36386 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36415 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082 Patch ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628 ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36386 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36415 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For bzip's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.