CVE-2023-29417 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in the bzip3 library can cause crashes or leak memory when decompressing data into undersized buffers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29417?
CVE-2023-29417 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 1.2.2. There is a bz3_decompress out-of-bounds read in certain situations where buffers passed to bzip3 do not contain enough space to be filled with decompressed data. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is that the observed behavior can only occur for a contract violation, and thus the report is invalid.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bzip3 Project Bzip3.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-29417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29417, GHSA-gprg-q8r6-84hw.