8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-9308
Libarchive RAR5 Format Processing Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

archive_read_support_format_rar5.c in libarchive before 3.4.2 attempts to unpack a RAR5 file with an invalid or corrupted header (such as a header size of zero), leading to a SIGSEGV or possibly unspecified other impact.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2020, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9308 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 Libarchive libarchive

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9308 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/6OTE7GWASH2ZOVG5H3HEN5PR6B3KF7JB/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J76F7VU7HC3GBKG5SAKTRBOFOI3RGO6M/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6OTE7GWASH2ZOVG5H3HEN5PR6B3KF7JB/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J76F7VU7HC3GBKG5SAKTRBOFOI3RGO6M/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6OTE7GWASH2ZOVG5H3HEN5PR6B3KF7JB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6OTE7GWASH2ZOVG5H3HEN5PR6B3KF7JB/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J76F7VU7HC3GBKG5SAKTRBOFOI3RGO6M/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J76F7VU7HC3GBKG5SAKTRBOFOI3RGO6M/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J76F7VU7HC3GBKG5SAKTRBOFOI3RGO6M/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6OTE7GWASH2ZOVG5H3HEN5PR6B3KF7JB/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459 Permissions Required https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040a Patch https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040a Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040a No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040a Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.2
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.

0.50 }} -0.01%

score

0.76509

percentile

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