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.

• https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Compress-Raw-Bzip2

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.

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36386
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36415
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628