CVE-2018-1000880

A vulnerability was found in libarchive, where improper input validation in the _warc_read function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_warc.c can lead to a denial of service, a remote attacker could exploit this flaw by persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, causing the application to crash.

This vulnerability is rated as low severity because it results in a denial of service due to improper input validation, it may crash the application, it does not pose a significant risk to system security or integrity.

This issue did not affect the versions of libarchive as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

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.