Out-of-bounds read in libarchive - CVE-2022-26280

 

Out-of-bounds read in libarchive - CVE-2022-26280

Published: April 9, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26280
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libarchive
Affected software:
libarchive

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing ZIP files in zipx_lzma_alone_init. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .zip archive, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-26280

Install updates from vendor's website.

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