CVE-2019-11463: Medium severity oracle libarchive vulnerability

Published Apr 23, 2019
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Updated

A memory leak in archivereadformatzipcleanup in archivereadsupportformatzip.c in libarchive 3.3.4-dev allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file because of a HAVELZMAH typo. NOTE: this only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Libarchive libarchive<3.4.0

Event History

Apr 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:05 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11463?

CVE-2019-11463 is a vulnerability in libarchive 3.3.4-dev that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file due to a memory leak.

2

How does CVE-2019-11463 affect users?

CVE-2019-11463 affects users who downloaded the development code of libarchive from GitHub.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11463?

The severity of CVE-2019-11463 is medium with a CVSSv3 score of 5.5.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-11463?

To fix CVE-2019-11463, users should update to a version of libarchive that is higher than 3.4.0.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-11463?

More information about CVE-2019-11463 can be found at the following references: [1] [2] [3].

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