libarchive up to 3.4.0 LHA Archive archive_read_support_format_lha.c out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in libarchive up to 3.4.0 (File Compression Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file archive_read_support_format_lha.c of the component LHA Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

archive_read_support_format_lha.c in libarchive before 3.4.1 does not ensure valid sizes for UTF-16 input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted LHA archive.

The weakness was released 03/10/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-20509 since 03/10/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 3.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libarchive 3.4.1
Patch: github.com

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CVE: CVE-2019-20509 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2020 12:31
Updated: 04/11/2024 12:28
Changes: 03/11/2020 12:31 (37), 03/11/2020 12:36 (18), 04/11/2024 12:28 (19)
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