MEDIUM
bzip2: heap use after free in bzip2recover
Published Jun 30, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 15.56%
Description
Use-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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bzip2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bzip2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bzip2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bzip2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bzip2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bzip2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 9, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
15.56% 0.15562
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15562
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15562) | 96.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.68% (0.15685) | 96.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 23.71% (0.23714) | 95.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 21.75% (0.21752) | 95.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 24.18% (0.24182) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15466) | 94.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 11.72% (0.11723) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 15.13% (0.15125) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 13.71% (0.13714) | 94.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 15.13% (0.15125) | 94.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 13.71% (0.13714) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 10.58% (0.10580) | 92.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 12.00% (0.12001) | 93.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 15.13% (0.15125) | 94.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 11.72% (0.11723) | 93.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.22% (0.17220) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.26% (0.30259) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.22% (0.17220) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.42% (0.02418) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 3.57% (0.03568) | 91.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 3.30% (0.03296) | 90.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02689) | 89.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.49% (0.02487) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02055) | 87.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01753) | 86.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01648) | 85.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01293) | 83.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153957/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-18.bzip2.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
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- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/22 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 30, 2016
Updated Jun 9, 2025
Reserved Mar 15, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3189
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jun 9, 2025