CVE-2017-14502

Description

read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/	vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/875974	issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html	mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360	vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=573	issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14502?: CVE-2017-14502 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14502?: To fix CVE-2017-14502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14502 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14502 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently Asked Questions