High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5601
CVE-2017-5601
Description
An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =3.2.2
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/bsdtar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libarchive&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/libarchive&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2
< 3.7.2-1.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-150400.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-150200.4.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95837nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037974nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2017-3/nvd
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