CVE-2020-9308
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CVE-2020-9308 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libarchive | Libarchive | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.10 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20459Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1326/commits/94821008d6eea81e315c5881cdf739202961040aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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