Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libarchive vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2981-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-05-17 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-05-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: libarchive could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libarchive: Library to read/write archive files Details: It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain entry-size values in ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1541) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when processing certain tar files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE number pending) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 15.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-04-28 | libarchive zip_read_mac_metadata heap buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 38628 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-OTHER |
| 2016-04-28 | libarchive zip_read_mac_metadata heap buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 38627 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-OTHER |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-05-01 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2016-1045.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-03 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-28 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2016-743.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-16 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2016-1844.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-13 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20160912_libarchive_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-1844.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-09-13 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-1844.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-08-08 | Name : An application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulne... File : splunk_642.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-14 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-8491ec1ebd.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-14 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-760bd8b6a5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-14 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-19c34099d3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-762.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-17 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-1588-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-06 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-25 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2016-145-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2981-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-12 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3574.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-11 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_2b4c8e1f160911e6b55eb499baebfeaf.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2016-05-19 13:27:02 |
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| 2016-05-17 21:25:19 |
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