Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-1000880 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH

Summary

libarchive version commit 9693801580c0cf7c70e862d305270a16b52826a7 onwards (release v3.2.0 onwards) contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_warc.c, _warc_read() that can result in DoS - quasi-infinite run time and disk usage from tiny file. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted WARC file.

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 familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-C595A93536.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for [CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878 CVE-2018-1000879 CVE-2018-1000880] ---- Applied various flaws from upsteam Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123766
    published2019-04-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123766
    titleFedora 28 : libarchive (2019-c595a93536)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2019-c595a93536.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(123766);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/23");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1000877", "CVE-2018-1000878", "CVE-2018-1000879", "CVE-2018-1000880", "CVE-2019-1000019", "CVE-2019-1000020");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2019-c595a93536");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 28 : libarchive (2019-c595a93536)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Security fix for [CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878 CVE-2018-1000879
    CVE-2018-1000880]
    
    ----
    
    Applied various flaws from upsteam
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
    Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
    possible without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-c595a93536"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected libarchive package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libarchive");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "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) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^28([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 28", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    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 ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC28", reference:"libarchive-3.3.3-6.fc28")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libarchive");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4360.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues were found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library: Processing malformed RAR archives could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code and malformed WARC, LHarc, ISO, Xar or CAB archives could result in denial of service.
    last seen2020-03-26
    modified2018-12-28
    plugin id119893
    published2018-12-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119893
    titleDebian DSA-4360-1 : libarchive - security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4360. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(119893);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/25");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-10209", "CVE-2016-10349", "CVE-2016-10350", "CVE-2017-14166", "CVE-2017-14501", "CVE-2017-14502", "CVE-2017-14503", "CVE-2018-1000877", "CVE-2018-1000878", "CVE-2018-1000880");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4360");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4360-1 : libarchive - security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Multiple security issues were found in libarchive, a multi-format
    archive and compression library: Processing malformed RAR archives
    could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code
    and malformed WARC, LHarc, ISO, Xar or CAB archives could result in
    denial of service."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libarchive"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libarchive"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the libarchive packages.
    
    For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
    in version 3.2.2-2+deb9u1."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"bsdcpio", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"bsdtar", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive-dev", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive-tools", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive13", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyPhotonOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idPHOTONOS_PHSA-2019-1_0-0227_LIBARCHIVE.NASL
    descriptionAn update of the libarchive package has been released.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124863
    published2019-05-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124863
    titlePhoton OS 1.0: Libarchive PHSA-2019-1.0-0227
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2019-1.0-0227. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(124863);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/16");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2018-1000879",
        "CVE-2018-1000880",
        "CVE-2019-1000019",
        "CVE-2019-1000020"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"Photon OS 1.0: Libarchive PHSA-2019-1.0-0227");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "An update of the libarchive package has been released.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-1.0-227.md");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected Linux packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-19788");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/05/14");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libarchive");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"PhotonOS Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/PhotonOS/release", "Host/PhotonOS/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/PhotonOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^VMware Photon") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "PhotonOS");
    if (release !~ "^VMware Photon (?:Linux|OS) 1\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "PhotonOS 1.0");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "PhotonOS", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"PhotonOS-1.0", reference:"libarchive-3.3.1-3.ph1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"PhotonOS-1.0", reference:"libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.1-3.ph1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"PhotonOS-1.0", reference:"libarchive-devel-3.3.1-3.ph1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libarchive");
    }
    
  • NASL familyPhotonOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idPHOTONOS_PHSA-2019-3_0-0015_LIBARCHIVE.NASL
    descriptionAn update of the libarchive package has been released.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id126114
    published2019-06-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126114
    titlePhoton OS 3.0: Libarchive PHSA-2019-3.0-0015
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-0233EC0FF3.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for [CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878 CVE-2018-1000879 CVE-2018-1000880] ---- Applied various flaws from upsteam Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123098
    published2019-03-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123098
    titleFedora 29 : libarchive (2019-0233ec0ff3)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2019-0831-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libarchive fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : CVE-2018-1000877: Fixed a double free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120653) CVE-2018-1000878: Fixed a Use-After-Free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120654) CVE-2018-1000879: Fixed a NULL pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser (bsc#1120656) CVE-2018-1000880: Fixed an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser (bsc#1120659) CVE-2019-1000019: Fixed an Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in 7zip decompression (bsc#1124341) CVE-2019-1000020: Fixed an Infinite Loop vulnerability in ISO9660 parser (bsc#1124342) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123636
    published2019-04-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123636
    titleSUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libarchive (SUSE-SU-2019:0831-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-FBE83D0E32.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for [CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878 CVE-2018-1000879 CVE-2018-1000880] ---- Applied various flaws from upsteam Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124557
    published2019-05-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124557
    titleFedora 30 : libarchive (2019-fbe83d0e32)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-1196.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libarchive fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-1000877: Fixed a double free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120653) - CVE-2018-1000878: Fixed a Use-After-Free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120654) - CVE-2018-1000879: Fixed a NULL pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser (bsc#1120656) - CVE-2018-1000880: Fixed an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser (bsc#1120659) - CVE-2019-1000019: Fixed an Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in 7zip decompression (bsc#1124341) - CVE-2019-1000020: Fixed an Infinite Loop vulnerability in ISO9660 parser (bsc#1124342) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124051
    published2019-04-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124051
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libarchive (openSUSE-2019-1196)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3859-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 18.10 LTS. (CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-14502). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2019-01-16
    plugin id121211
    published2019-01-16
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/121211
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3859-1)

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