VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-36976
libarchive 3.4.1 through 3.5.1 has a use-after-free in copy_string (called from do_uncompress_block and process_block).
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libarchive 3.4.1 through 3.5.1 has a use-after-free in copy_string (called from do_uncompress_block and process_block).
- 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
- 2.84% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive · fedoraproject/fedora · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/watchos · splunk/universal forwarder
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=32375Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libarchive/OSV-2021-557.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SE5NJQNM22ZE5Z55LPAGCUHSBQZBKMKC/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-26Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213182Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213193Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=32375Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libarchive/OSV-2021-557.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SE5NJQNM22ZE5Z55LPAGCUHSBQZBKMKC/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-26Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213182Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213193Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.