5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-19221
Libarchive Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description

In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For example, bsdtar crashes via a crafted archive.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 21, 2019, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19221 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libarchive libarchive
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-19221.

URL Resource
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-19221 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19221 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} 0.03%

score

0.44935

percentile

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