Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libarchive13 package, versions <3.3.3-3.14.1
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- published3 Mar 2024
- disclosed17 Aug 2021
Introduced: 17 Aug 2021
CVE-2017-14166 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 libarchive13 to version 3.3.3-3.14.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive13 package and not the libarchive13 package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14166.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1057514
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360