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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1000879
Libarchive NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in Archive ACL Parser
Description

libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted archive file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1000879 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Opensuse leap
1 Libarchive libarchive

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 up to (including) 3.4.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.0
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 up to (including) 3.4.0
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1000879 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1000879 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} -0.03%

score

0.75370

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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