#VU88539 Resource exhaustion in XZ Utils - CVE-2020-22916
Published: April 15, 2024 / Updated: April 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88539
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-22916
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
XZ Utils
XZ Utils
Software vendor:
tukaani.org
tukaani.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when decompressing files. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/snappyJack/CVE-request-XZ-5.2.5-has-denial-of-service-vulnerability
- https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/issues/61
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2234987
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214590
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-22916
- http://web.archive.org/web/20230918084612/