libarchive version commit 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961 onwards (version v2.8.0 onwards) contains a CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in ISO9660 parser, archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c, read_CE()/parse_rockridge() that can result in DoS by infinite loop. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted ISO9660 file.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1120
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1120/commits/8312eaa576014cd9b965012af51bc1f967b12423
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00013.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-02-04
Updated: 2020-08-24
Type: CWE-835
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.8
Severity: MEDIUM