Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-4666 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Freebsd Libarchive 3.0

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
freebsd
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CAB file, which is not properly handled during the reading of Huffman code data within LZX compressed data.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Freebsd
1

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20111201_LIBARCHIVE_ON_SL6_X.NASL
    descriptionThe libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar and cpio. It can also read ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were discovered in libarchive. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially crafted ISO 9660 CD-ROM image or tar archive with an application using libarchive, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-1777, CVE-2011-1778) All libarchive users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using libarchive must be restarted for this update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id61183
    published2012-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/61183
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL6.x i386/x86_64
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(61183);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:20");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4666");
    
      script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL6.x i386/x86_64");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The libarchive programming library can create and read several
    different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar and cpio. It
    can also read ISO 9660 CD-ROM images.
    
    Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were discovered in libarchive. If
    a user were tricked into expanding a specially crafted ISO 9660 CD-ROM
    image or tar archive with an application using libarchive, it could
    cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code
    with the privileges of the user running the application.
    (CVE-2011-1777, CVE-2011-1778)
    
    All libarchive users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
    contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running
    applications using libarchive must be restarted for this update to
    take effect."
      );
      # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1112&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=354
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?75bd712b"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Update the affected libarchive, libarchive-debuginfo and / or
    libarchive-devel packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/12/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libarchive-2.8.3-3.el6_1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libarchive-debuginfo-2.8.3-3.el6_1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libarchive-devel-2.8.3-3.el6_1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201406-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201406-02 (libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user or automated process to open a specially crafted archive using an application linked against libarchive, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74259
    published2014-06-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74259
    titleGLSA-201406-02 : libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-02.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(74259);
      script_version("$Revision: 1.2 $");
      script_cvs_date("$Date: 2015/04/13 14:27:08 $");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4666", "CVE-2011-1777", "CVE-2011-1778", "CVE-2011-1779", "CVE-2013-0211");
      script_bugtraq_id(47737, 58926);
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201406-02");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201406-02 : libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201406-02
    (libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please
          review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker could entice a user or automated process to open a
          specially crafted archive using an application linked against libarchive,
          possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of
          the process or a Denial of Service condition.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-02"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All libarchive users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/libarchive-3.1.2-r1'
        Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
          such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libarchive");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/02");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"app-arch/libarchive", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.1.2-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.1.2-r1"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libarchive");
    }