CVE catalog
CVE-2018-1000879
libarchive: CVE-2018-1000879
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.37% · Oct 25, 2026
libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted archive file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libarchive | sid | 3.8.10-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libarchive | forky | 3.8.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libarchive | trixie | 3.7.4-4+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libarchive | bookworm | 3.6.2-1+deb12u4 | fixed |
| Debian | libarchive | bookworm-security | 3.6.2-1+deb12u5 | fixed |
| Cpe | libarchive | Not reported | 3.4.0 | fixed |
| Cpe | fedora | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | leap | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libarchive | source | sid | 3.3.3-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [916962] |
| Debian | libarchive | source | forky | 3.3.3-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [916962] |
| Debian | libarchive | source | trixie | 3.3.3-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [916962] |
| Debian | libarchive | source | bookworm | 3.3.3-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [916962] |
| Cpe | libarchive | cpe | Not reported | 3.4.0 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2018-1000879 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libarchive13]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
- [libarchive-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
- [libarchive-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm; dsa · libarchive · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libarchive13t64]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (2)
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
- [libarchive-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (2)
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
- [libarchive-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (2)
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
3.7.4-4+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-2dsa · libarchive · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2019_0831-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000879]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000879]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000879]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-1000879.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2019/wid-sec-w-2024-2070.json]
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