CVE-2022-26280

Public on 2022-03-28
Modified on 2022-10-25
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libarchive. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply a specially crafted zip file to libarchive to cause an out-of-bounds read in programs linked with libarchive, using the LZMA zip functionality. The consequences depend on the specific program linked with libarchive. Still, they would most likely result in an application crash or information disclosure that could be used in conjunction with another exploit.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 libarchive 2023-02-17 ALAS2023-2023-071 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H