Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1778 (CCN-74879)

Assigned:2010-12-30
Published:2010-12-30
Updated:2018-01-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.8 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: libarchive Web site
libarchive

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-1778

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-1507
Moderate: libarchive security update

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
48034

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2413

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2413
libarchive -- buffer overflows

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 77465
libarchive archive_read_support_format_tar.c ISO 9660 CD-ROM Image Handling Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 705849
CVE-2010-4666 CVE-2011-1777 CVE-2011-1778 CVE-2011-1779 Libarchive multiple security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libarchive-tar-dos(74879)

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2011:1507

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.8.5)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:freebsd:libarchive:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.1.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23424
    P
    		ELSA-2011:1507: libarchive security update (Moderate)
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14850
    P
    		USN-1310-1 -- libarchive vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15382
    P
    		DSA-2413-1 libarchive -- buffer overflows
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22139
    P
    		RHSA-2011:1507: libarchive security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20111507
    P
    		RHSA-2011:1507: libarchive security update (Moderate)
    2011-12-01
    BACK
    freebsd libarchive 2.0
    freebsd libarchive 2.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.2.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.4
    freebsd libarchive 2.5
    freebsd libarchive 2.6
    freebsd libarchive 2.6.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.6.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.7.0
    freebsd libarchive 2.7.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.0
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.4
    freebsd libarchive *
    freebsd libarchive 2.2.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.4
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.5
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.8.0
    freebsd libarchive 2.7.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.7.0
    freebsd libarchive 2.6.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.6.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.6
    freebsd libarchive 2.5
    freebsd libarchive 2.4
    freebsd libarchive 2.3
    freebsd libarchive 2.2
    freebsd libarchive 2.1
    freebsd libarchive 2.0
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise linux server eus 6.1.z