SB2016062001 - Use-after-free in bzip2
Published: June 20, 2016 Updated: July 15, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062001
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free memory corruption in bzip2recover (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3189)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target application to crash.
The vulnerability exists due to an use-after-free error in bzip2recover when handling bzip2 files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted bzip2 archive and cause the target application to crash.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.