Is CVE-2023-29416 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-29416 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-29416?

CVE-2023-29416 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-29416?

CVE-2023-29416 has an EPSS score of 0.90% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29416?

Upgrade bzip3 on debian 12 to 1.2.2-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-29416

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in libbzip3.a in bzip3 before 1.3.0. A bz3_decode_block out-of-bounds write can occur with a crafted archive because bzip3 does not follow the required procedure for interacting with libsais.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

bzip3Debian

Fixed in:1.2.2-2CVE-2023-29416

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Release Notes1

github.com

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-13.