VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-19221
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.66%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For example, bsdtar crashes via a crafted archive.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.