USN-4038-2: bzip2 Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 26-06-2019Last modified 22-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-4038-2 is a vulnerability in bzip2 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2016-3189CVE-2019-12900

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

bzip2 vulnerabilities USN-4038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in bzip2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3189) It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-12900)

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • bzip2< 1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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