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    CVE-2018-1000878

    libarchive version commit 416694915449219d505531b1096384f3237dd6cc onwards (release v3.1.0 onwards) contains a CWE-416: Use After Free vulnerability in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c that can result in Crash/DoS - it is unknown if RCE is possible. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted RAR archive.

    Published:Nov 20, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 20, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.04071
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Libarchive
    Product
    Libarchive
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909
    https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105
    https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/bfcfe6f04ed20db2504db8a254d1f40a1d84eb28
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00011.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909
    https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105
    https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/bfcfe6f04ed20db2504db8a254d1f40a1d84eb28
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00011.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360

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