CVE-2016-3189
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3189 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-06-30 17:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Bzip2 Use-After-Free Memory Error in bzip2recover Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-4038-2: bzip2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| bzip2: Denial of Service (GLSA 201708-08) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.FreeBSD.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1833-1] bzip2 security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| FreeBSD Security Advisory - FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2 ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Slackware Security Advisory - bzip2 Updates ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE-2016-3189: bzip2 use-after-free on bzip2recover | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| bzip2 '/bzip2recover.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-4038-1: bzip2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Bugtraq: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 1319648 – (CVE-2016-3189) CVE-2016-3189 bzip2: heap use after free in bzip2recover | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Bugtraq: [slackware-security] bzip2 (SSA:2019-195-01) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f7ac2bd631ccb12ced65b71ff11f94e76d05b22000795e4... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 500084 Alpine Linux Security Update for bzip2
- 503757 Alpine Linux Security Update for bzip2
- 671089 EulerOS Security Update for bzip2 (EulerOS-SA-2019-2560)
- 710351 Gentoo Linux bzip2 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (GLSA 201708-08)
- 900017 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for bzip2 1.0.6
- 903363 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for bzip2 (1946)