CVE-2018-1000880
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (30)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2070libarchive: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2019-01-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libarchive ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (33)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909cnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105cnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/9c84b7426660c09c18cc349f6d70b5f8168b5680cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/cnnvd
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