CVE-2019-1000019: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-1000019 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 8Timeline
- 04-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.41% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundLibarchive
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat3 products
Debian2 products
- libarchive< 3.3.3-4
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL28 | 29
Libarchive1 product
- libarchive≥ 3.0.2, < 3.4.0
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0
Ubuntu1 product
- libarchive< 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8 | < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6 | < 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3
7 vendors · 10 products
References
15 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00013.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1120/commits/65a23f5dbee4497064e9bb467f81138a62b0dae1X Refsource MISCExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory