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CVE-2019-1000019

libarchive: Out of bounds read in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c resulting in a denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 20, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

libarchive version commit bf9aec176c6748f0ee7a678c5f9f9555b9a757c1 onwards (release v3.0.2 onwards) contains a CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in 7zip decompression, archive_read_support_format_7zip.c, header_bytes() that can result in a crash (denial of service). This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted 7zip file.

Statement

This vulnerability is present in the libarchive package included in Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor, however it is never exposed to archives created by attackers or users, so the vulnerability can not be exploited.

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 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read