Vulnerability in Bzip3 Project
CVE-2023-29415
An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.3.0. A denial of service (process hang) can occur with a crafted archive because bzip3 does not follow the required procedure for interacting with libsais.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bzip3 Project
- Debian Linux — versions 12.0
References
- github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/95 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/compare/1.2.3...1.3.0 (Patch)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29415 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29415?
- CVE-2023-29415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bzip3 Project. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29415?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.