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 http — CVE-2023-22895
Date
Source
MSRC
MSRC
Vendor
Microsoft
Microsoft
Threat
high
high
CVSS
7.5
7.5
Summary
Advisory CVE-2023-22895. 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… Vendor: Microsoft. Source: MSRC. Threat: high. CVSS 7.5. See the official…
What to do
General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):
- Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
- Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
- Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
- Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.