Vulnerability · Published Apr 6, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-29415
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the bzip3 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bzip3 | 1.2.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29415 |
| Debian:13 | bzip3 | 1.2.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29415 |
| Debian:14 | bzip3 | 1.2.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29415 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | bzip3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29415 |