Vulnerability in Libarchive
CVE-2019-1000020
libarchive version commit 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961 onwards (version v2.8.0 onwards) contains a CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in ISO9660 parser, archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c, read_CE()/parse_rockridge() that can result in DoS by infinite loop. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted ISO9660 file.
EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libarchive
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1000020?
- CVE-2019-1000020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-02-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1000020?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1000020 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.