Debian update for libarchive



Published: 2018-12-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 10
CVE-ID CVE-2016-10209
CVE-2016-10349
CVE-2016-10350
CVE-2017-14166
CVE-2017-14501
CVE-2017-14502
CVE-2017-14503
CVE-2018-1000877
CVE-2018-1000878
CVE-2018-1000880
CWE-ID CWE-476
CWE-125
CWE-193
CWE-415
CWE-416
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 10 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15950

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10209

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in archive_string.c in libarchive allows remote attackers to trigger NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a specially crafted archive file.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15951

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10349

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h in libarchive. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer over-read and application crash via a specially crafted file.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15953

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10350

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c in libarchive 3.2.2. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer over-read and application crash via a specially crafted file.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

4) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15952

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14166

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libarchive 3.3.2. A remote attacker can trigger xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash via a specially crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

5) 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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

6) 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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

7) 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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

8) Double-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16726

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000877

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to double-free error in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c, parse_codes(), realloc(rar->lzss.window, new_size) with new_size = 0. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted RAR archive and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

9) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16727

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000878

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted RAR archive and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.

10) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU16729

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000880

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input 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. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted RAR archive and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 3.2.2-2+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360


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.



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