CVE-2019-12900

Description

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

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.44% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4038-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4038-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/22 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00040.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2.asc third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00050.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4146-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4146-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00018.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00078.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra0adb9653c7de9539b93cc8434143b655f753b9f60580ff260becb2b%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153644/Slackware-Security-Advisory-bzip2-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153957/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-18.bzip2.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://gitlab.com/federicomenaquintero/bzip2/commit/74de1e2e6ffc9d51ef9824db71a8ffee5962cdbc patch vendor advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K68713584?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rda98305669476c4d90cc8527c4deda7e449019dd1fe9936b56671dd4%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rce8cd8c30f60604b580ea01bebda8a671a25c9a1629f409fc24e7774%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12900?
CVE-2019-12900 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12900?
To fix CVE-2019-12900, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12900 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12900 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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