6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-29420
Bzip3 lib.memmove Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.2.3. There is a crash caused by an invalid memmove in bz3_decode_block.

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2023, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29420 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bzip3_project bzip3

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29420 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29420 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/commit/bb06deb85f1c249838eb938e0dab271d4194f8fa No Types Assigned https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/commit/bb06deb85f1c249838eb938e0dab271d4194f8fa Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/compare/1.2.2...1.2.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/compare/1.2.2...1.2.3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/92 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/92 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bzip3_project:bzip3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.04%

score

0.64822

percentile

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