CVE-2017-14501

libarchive: Out-of-bounds read in parse_file_info

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 16, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw exists in parse_file_info in archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c in libarchive 3.3.2 when extracting a specially crafted iso9660 iso file, related to archive_read_format_iso9660_read_header.

Statement

Starting in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4.0 already fixed version of the libarchive packages is shipped, therefore RHEL 8.4.0 and later versions are not affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read