Out-of-bounds Read Affecting bzip3 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-BZIP3-5676180
  • published6 Apr 2023
  • disclosed6 Apr 2023

Introduced: 6 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-29417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 bzip3.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bzip3 package and not the bzip3 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 1.2.2. There is a bz3_decompress out-of-bounds read in certain situations where buffers passed to bzip3 do not contain enough space to be filled with decompressed data. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that the observed behavior can only occur for a contract violation, and thus the report is invalid.

CVSS Scores

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