#VU19178 Out-of-bounds write in bzip2 - CVE-2019-12900

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19178

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12900

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
bzip2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: bzip

Description

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

bzip2: 0.9_c - 1.0.5

External links
https://gitlab.com/federicomenaquintero/bzip2/commit/74de1e2e6ffc9d51ef9824db71a8ffee5962cdbc

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.