SB2017082106 - Gentoo update for bzip2
Published: August 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017082106
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free memory corruption in bzip2recover (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3189)
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.