Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-19221
CVE-2019-19221
Description
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For example, bsdtar crashes via a crafted archive.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.4.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Libarchive/Libarchivedescription
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/libarchive-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/bsdtar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 3.3.2-9.el8+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.2-9.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-1.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-32.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-32.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-32.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/nvd
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