What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-22895?

CVE-2023-22895 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-22895?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-22895. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-22895?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-22895. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Bzip2 CVE-2023-22895

HIGH

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

2023-01-10 cve@mitre.org

Integer Overflow Denial Of Service Bzip2

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 10, 2023 - 01:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1,258 cargo packages depend on bzip2 (142 direct, 1,124 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.4.4.

DescriptionNVD

The bzip2 crate before 0.4.4 for Rust allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that triggers an integer overflow in mem.rs. NOTE: this is unrelated to the https://crates.io/crates/bzip2-rs product.

AnalysisAI

The bzip2 crate before 0.4.4 for Rust allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that triggers an integer overflow in mem.rs. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. The bzip2 crate before 0.4.4 for Rust allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that triggers an integer overflow in mem.rs. NOTE: this is unrelated to the https://crates.io/crates/bzip2-rs product. Affected products include: Bzip2 Project Bzip2. Version information: before 0.4.4.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.