Resource management error in libarchive - CVE-2011-1779
Published: April 13, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44135
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1779
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libarchive 2.8.4 and 2.8.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) TAR archive or (2) ISO9660 image.
Affected software
libarchive
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
libarchive
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
libarchive
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1779
Install update from vendor's website.
libarchive - addressed in versions 2.8.4-4.el5, 2.8.4-5.el5