UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000880

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000880

    Published: 20 Dec 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-3859-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000880, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909, https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3859-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000880

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    3.2.2-3.1
    3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1

    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
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