An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.3.0.
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0089 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bzip3_project:bzip3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Bzip3 Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:bzip3_project:bzip3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Bzip3 Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29415
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9qg-mxcc-p559
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-29415 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29415 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9qg-mxcc-p559 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-29415 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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