CVE-2018-1000880
Published: 20 December 2018
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 6.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(code not-present)
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Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/9c84b7426660c09c18cc349f6d70b5f8168b5680 |
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