FreeBSD : libarchive -- multiple vulnerabilities (7c63775e-be31-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87984

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

MITRE reports :

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.

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in bsdcpio in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a full pathname in an archive.

Libarchive issue tracker reports :

Using a crafted tar file bsdtar can perform an out-of-bounds memory read which will lead to a SEGFAULT. The issue exists when the executable skips data in the archive. The amount of data to skip is defined in byte offset [16-19] If ASLR is disabled, the issue can lead to an infinite loop.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87984

File Name: freebsd_pkg_7c63775ebe3111e5b5fe002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/19/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libarchive, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0211, CVE-2015-2304

FreeBSD: SA-16:22.libarchive, SA-16:23.libarchive

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