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HistoryOct 31, 2019 - 12:00 a.m.

libarchive CVE-2019-18408 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

2019-10-3100:00:00
Symantec Security Response
www.symantec.com
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libarchive
ubuntu
arbitrary code execution
vulnerability
denial-of-service
nonprivileged user
network intrusion detection
malicious activity monitoring
untrusted sources
memory protection

EPSS

0.016

Percentile

87.8%

Description

libarchive is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability. Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Technologies Affected

  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 19.04
  • libarchive libarchive 2.8.3
  • libarchive libarchive 2.8.4
  • libarchive libarchive 3.0.4
  • libarchive libarchive 3.1.0
  • libarchive libarchive 3.1.1
  • libarchive libarchive 3.1.2
  • libarchive libarchive 3.2.0
  • libarchive libarchive 3.2.1
  • libarchive libarchive 3.2.2
  • libarchive libarchive 3.3.0
  • libarchive libarchive 3.3.1
  • libarchive libarchive 3.3.2
  • libarchive libarchive 3.3.3

Recommendations

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run nonadministrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from successful exploits.

Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Never follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Since this issue may be leveraged to execute code, we recommend memory-protection schemes, such as nonexecutable stack/heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments. This tactic may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.