CVE-2012-2098 (Medium) detected in ant-1.6.5.jar

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CVE-2012-2098 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ant-1.6.5.jar

Path to dependency file: /jetty-ant/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/ant/ant/1.6.5/ant-1.6.5.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **ant-1.6.5.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 58f30216af0fcc8c8d4ee04369790afc5494c144

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2012-06-29

URL: CVE-2012-2098

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2098

Release Date: 2012-06-29

Fix Resolution: org.apache.ant:ant:1.8.4,org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.4.1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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