Description
Integer signedness error in the archive_write_zip_data function in archive_write_set_format_zip.c in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on 64-bit machines, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers an improper conversion between unsigned and signed types, leading to a buffer overflow.
Published: 2013-09-30
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0246 Integer signedness error in the archive_write_zip_data function in archive_write_set_format_zip.c in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on 64-bit machines, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers an improper conversion between unsigned and signed types, leading to a buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2549-1 libarchive vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Freebsd Freebsd
Libarchive Libarchive
Opensuse Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.458Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0211

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-30T22:55:04.557

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-0211

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0211 - Bugzilla

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