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CVE-2019-18408
archive_read_format_rar_read_data in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.4.0 has a use-after-free...
Vulnerability Description
archive_read_format_rar_read_data in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.4.0 has a use-after-free in a certain ARCHIVE_FAILED situation, related to Ppmd7_DecodeSymbol.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14689
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b8592ecba2f9e451e1f5cb7ab6dcee8b8e7b3f60
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.3.3...v3.4.0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00034.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4169-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4557
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/2
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52144175?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0203
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6LZ4VJGTCYEJSDLOEWUUFG6TM4SUPFSY/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libarchive, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 24th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.