libarchive version commit 9693801580c0cf7c70e862d305270a16b52826a7 onwards (release v3.2.0 onwards) contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_warc.c, _warc_read() that can result in DoS - quasi-infinite run time and disk usage from tiny file. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted WARC file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libarchive | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 26, 2024 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libarchive to version 3.3.3-11.4.7.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade library/libarchive to version 3.4.0-0.175.3.36.0.18.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Aug 21, 2019 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libarchive-develUpgrade bsdtarUpgrade libarchive13Upgrade libarchive13-32bit | Apr 12, 2019 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libarchive13 | Jan 24, 2019 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 20, 2018 |
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