#VU20838 Out-of-bounds read in libarchive - CVE-2019-1000019
Published: September 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20838
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1000019
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libarchive
libarchive
Software vendor:
libarchive
libarchive
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the header_bytes() function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c when decompressing 7zip archives. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted 7zip file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.