CVE-2023-29415

Public Exploit

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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/95	patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/compare/1.2.3...1.3.0	patch
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29415	third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29415?: CVE-2023-29415 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29415?: To fix CVE-2023-29415, 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-2023-29415 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-29415 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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