CVE-2023-22895

Name: CVE-2023-22895
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-10T01:15:10.677+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-22895 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 https://crates.io/crates/bzip2-rs product.. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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 https://crates.io/crates/bzip2-rs product.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.21%

64.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bzip2 Project	Bzip2	< 0.4.4

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 10, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-22895?

How severe is CVE-2023-22895?

CVE-2023-22895 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22895?

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Source: NVD / NIST