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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19221
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For example, bsdtar crashes via a crafted archive.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-1"}]}]
Debian:13
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-1"}]}]
Debian:14
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org