CVE-2019-12900 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2019-12900

BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds...

Vulnerability Description

BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

bzip2, debian linux, leap, ubuntu linux, freebsd, python
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 15.0, 15.1, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 3.7.0, 3.8.0, 3.9.0, 3.10.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2019
Last Modified: June 9th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.