High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000878
CVE-2018-1000878
Description
libarchive version commit 416694915449219d505531b1096384f3237dd6cc onwards (release v3.1.0 onwards) contains a CWE-416: Use After Free vulnerability in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c that can result in Crash/DoS - it is unknown if RCE is possible. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted RAR archive.
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Affected products
30(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.1.0,<3.4.0
- (no CPE)range: >=v3.1.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/bsdtar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libarchive&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/libarchive&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 3.5.1-1.5+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-1.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-lp150.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-lp151.5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-3.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-3.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/bfcfe6f04ed20db2504db8a254d1f40a1d84eb28nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00011.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/nvd
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