CVE-2023-29419

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 56.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-04-06 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-05 19:08Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-04-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

344c818f627e1790e92b0019e0c1de43f3d371b54a71832737938746214d2b1b

• github.comhttps://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/issues/92
• github.comhttps://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/compare/1.2.2...1.2.3
• github.comhttps://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3/commit/8ec8ce7d3d58bf42dabc47e4cc53aa27051bd602
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-3a821e6e73https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA7S7HDUAINOTCSWQZ5LIW756DYY22V2/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-c08f9dfc16https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4JLSE25SV7K2NB6FTFT4UHJOJUHBHYHY/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-3589ad1c55https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMLFV2FJK3CM7NJLVPZI5RUAFQZICPWW/vendor-advisory