CVE-2018-1000877
libarchive - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.8%
Description
libarchive version commit 416694915449219d505531b1096384f3237dd6cc onwards (release v3.1.0 onwards) contains a CWE-415: Double Free vulnerability in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c, parse_codes(), realloc(rar->lzss.window, new_size) with new_size = 0 that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted RAR archive.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000877
To remediate CVE-2018-1000877, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.3.3-2 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.2-11+deb8u6 or later
Is CVE-2018-1000877 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.3.3-2
- from 0, < 3.1.2-11+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |