CVE-2017-14502

bsdcpio: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 name...

CVE-2017-14502 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2, released December 19, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Negligible
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0337
88th percentile

read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bsdcpio · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 Dec 19, 2018
bsdtar · RHEL 8 0:3.3.3-1.el8 RHEA-2021:1580 May 18, 2021
bsdtar · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 bsdtar 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 Dec 19, 2018
libarchive · RHEL 8 0:3.3.3-1.el8 RHEA-2021:1580 May 18, 2021
libarchive-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.3.3-1.el8 RHEA-2021:1580 May 18, 2021
libarchive-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 libarchive-tools 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 Dec 19, 2018
libarchive13 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2 Dec 19, 2018

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