Name: CVE-2023-29415: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-29415, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00155

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade bzip3	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 6, 2023
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Apr 6, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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