CVE-2020-21674
Published: 15 October 2020
Heap-based buffer overflow in archive_string_append_from_wcs() (archive_string.c) in libarchive-3.4.1dev allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write in heap memory resulting into a crash) via a crafted archive file. NOTE: this only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ebarretto | this only affects users who downloaded the development code. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |