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CVE-2018-1000880
published 2018-12-20

CVE-2018-1000880: libarchive version commit 9693801580c0cf7c70e862d305270a16b52826a7 onwards (release v3.2.0 onwards) contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability…

PriorityP432medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.06%
89.5th percentile
libarchive version commit 9693801580c0cf7c70e862d305270a16b52826a7 onwards (release v3.2.0 onwards) contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_warc.c, _warc_read() that can result in DoS - quasi-infinite run time and disk usage from tiny file. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted WARC file.

Affected

16 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debianlibarchive< libarchive 3.3.3-2 (bookworm)libarchive 3.3.3-2 (bookworm)
fedoraprojectfedora
fedoraprojectfedora
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.3.3-23.3.3-2
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.3.3-23.3.3-2
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.3.3-23.3.3-2
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.3.3-23.3.3-2
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.73.1.2-7ubuntu2.7
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.53.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5
libarchivelibarchive>= 0 < 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.23.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2
libarchivelibarchive>= 3.2.0 < 3.4.03.4.0
opensuseleap

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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