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title: "CVE-2017-14502\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-14502

Publication date 17 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14502?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

read\_header in archive\_read\_support\_format\_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2
suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading
to an out-of-bounds read in archive\_read\_format\_rar\_read\_header.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libarchive | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.7 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14502?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libarchive | * Upstream:   [5562545](https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14502)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14502)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-14502)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14502)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3859-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3859-1)
+ libarchive vulnerabilities
+ 15 January 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14502>