Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in archive_string_append_from_wcs() (archive_string.c) in libarchive-3.4.1dev allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write in heap memory resulting into a crash) via a crafted archive file. NOTE: this only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected.
Published: 2020-10-15
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-14442 Heap-based buffer overflow in archive_string_append_from_wcs() (archive_string.c) in libarchive-3.4.1dev allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write in heap memory resulting into a crash) via a crafted archive file. NOTE: this only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected.
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Libarchive Libarchive
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:30:33.836Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-21674

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-15T15:15:11.280

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:12:46.557

Link: CVE-2020-21674

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2019-12-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-21674 - Bugzilla

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