Out-of-bounds Write Affecting bzip2 package, versions <1.0.6-r7


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.75% (88th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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SUSE
8.4 high
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE39-BZIP2-452847
  • published 23 Jun 2019
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.9 bzip2 to version 1.0.6-r7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bzip2 package and not the bzip2 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

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