CVE-2016-3189

MEDIUM

bzip2 1.0.6 - Use-After-Free via Crafted bzip2 File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before the start of the block.

References (25)

Core 25
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036132
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91297
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2.asc
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/4
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319648
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-08
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00021.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4038-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4038-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/22

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.2371
EPSS Percentile 96.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
bzip/bzip2 1.0.6
python/python 3.7.0 - 3.7.13
Published Jun 30, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026