CVE-2017-14502
published 2017-09-17CVE-2017-14502: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.37%
87.4th percentile
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libarchive | < libarchive 3.2.2-4.1 (bookworm) | libarchive 3.2.2-4.1 (bookworm) |
| libarchive | libarchive | — | — |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.2-4.1 | 3.2.2-4.1 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.2-4.1 | 3.2.2-4.1 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.2-4.1 | 3.2.2-4.1 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.2-4.1 | 3.2.2-4.1 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.7 | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.7 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5 | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 | 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
libarchive vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-01-15·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] libarchive vulnerabilities
Title: libarchive vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.
(CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-14502)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
vendor_redhat·2017-09-16·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] CWE-193 libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
Package: libarchive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: libarchive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-14502: libarchive - read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers fro...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] CVE-2017-14502: libarchive - read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers fro...
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.2.2-4.1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.2.2-4.1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.2.2-4.1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.2.2-4.1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.2.2-4.1)
GHSA
GHSA-w2pg-4hrq-9q8x: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-w2pg-4hrq-9q8x: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
OSV
libarchive vulnerabilities
osv·2019-01-15·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-1000880 [HIGH] libarchive vulnerabilities
libarchive vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.
(CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-14502)
OSV
CVE-2017-14502: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar
osv·2017-09-17·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] CVE-2017-14502: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14502 libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
bugzilla·2017-09-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-14502 [HIGH] CVE-2017-14502 libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
CVE-2017-14502 libarchive: Off-by-one error in the read_header function
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
References:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=875974
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6
Discussion:
Created libarchive tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1449531]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10349 CVE-2016-10350 CVE-2017-14166 CVE-2017-14501 CVE-2017-14502 CVE-2017-14503 libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-05-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-10349 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-10349 CVE-2016-10350 CVE-2017-14166 CVE-2017-14501 CVE-2017-14502 CVE-2017-14503 libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-10349 CVE-2016-10350 CVE-2017-14166 CVE-2017-14501 CVE-2017-14502 CVE-2017-14503 libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=573https://bugs.debian.org/875974https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=573https://bugs.debian.org/875974https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
2017-09-17
Published