Is bzip3 safe to use?

bzip3 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.5.3). DepScope rates its health at 46/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of bzip3?

The latest version of bzip3 is 1.5.3, released 2025-09-12.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bzip3.

No, bzip3 is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.5.3 (2025-09-12).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for bzip3 at this time.

bzip3 is licensed under LGPL-3.0-only.

homebrewv1.5.3

Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2

License LGPL-3.0-only1 versions1 maintainers0 deps4 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 46/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

bzip2 (char_swap dist 1)

API access

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Last updated · 2025-09-12T16:55:04Z