Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-1000020
CVE-2019-1000020
Description
libarchive version commit 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961 onwards (version v2.8.0 onwards) contains a CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in ISO9660 parser, archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c, read_CE()/parse_rockridge() that can result in DoS by infinite loop. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted ISO9660 file.
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Affected products
27(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.8.0,<3.4.0
- (no CPE)range: >= 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961, >= v2.8.0
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:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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
11- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1120/commits/8312eaa576014cd9b965012af51bc1f967b12423nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1120nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00013.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3884-1/nvdThird 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/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/nvd
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