OpenSUSE Linux update for libarchive
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-14501 CVE-2017-14502 CVE-2017-14503 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-193 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU15818
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14501
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read condition in the parse_file_info function, as defined in the archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c source code file when extracting ISO 9660 files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into extracting an ISO 9660 file that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00003.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Off-by-one
EUVDB-ID: #VU15954
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14502
CWE-ID:
CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header and cause the service to crash.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00003.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU15955
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14503
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in archive_read_support_format_lha.c when extracting a specially crafted lha archive. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read, related to lha_crc16 and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00003.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
