CVE-2018-1000879
libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted archive file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.