Name: CVE-2023-29421: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-29421, CWE-787, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00916

An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.2.3. There is an out-of-bounds write in bz3_decode_block.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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