CVE-2023-29418
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBZIP3
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC
Description
An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.2.3. There is an xwrite out-of-bounds read.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.2.3
Affected range stops below 1.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/commit/aae16d107f804f69000c09cd92027a140968cc9d
- https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/92
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/
References (6)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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