Out-of-bounds Write Affecting bzip2 package, versions <1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.04% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-BZIP2-450833
  • published23 Jun 2019
  • disclosed19 Jun 2019

Introduced: 19 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 bzip2 to version 1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bzip2 package and not the bzip2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors.

References

CVSS Scores

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