CVE-2018-1000880
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- 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
- 4.06% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/9c84b7426660c09c18cc349f6d70b5f8168b5680Patch, 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360Third Party Advisory
- 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/9c84b7426660c09c18cc349f6d70b5f8168b5680Patch, 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/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.