CVE-2018-1000879

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    CVE-2018-1000879

    Published: 20 Dec 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted archive file.

    References: 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/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324, https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909, https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 100ee75a01f1f785fc681f616db49a33405f8bf3
    Fixed -614110e76d9dbb9ed3e159a71cbd75fa3b23efe3

    Affected versions

    v3.3.3
    v3.3.2
    v3.3.1
    v3.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High