CVE-2012-2098
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-3566 | Low | 3.4 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-4000 | Low | 3.7 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-0204 | Medium | 4.3 | 99% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-2107 | Medium | 5.9 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-0800 | Medium | 5.9 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2014-8684 | Critical | 9.8 | 72% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2012-2098?
Upgrade libcommons-compress-java on debian 12 to 1.4.1-1 or later.
Is CVE-2012-2098 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2012-2098 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 12.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2012-2098?
CVE-2012-2098 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2012-2098 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for libcommons-compress-java (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-16.