CVE-2016-3189 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the bzip2recover utility of bzip2 version 1.0.6, affecting bzip2 and related Python libraries. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted bzip2 file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on availability, but requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bzip:bzip2:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2016-3189
Aug 11, 2020bzip2: heap use after free in bzip2recover
Jun 20, 2016Use-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.
Jun 14, 2016