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TI-2017-10605 Aliases CVE-2017-14503GHSA-66h8-g4c7-pp34

libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an out-of-bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in…

Priority LOW 33CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an out-of-bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in archive_read_support_format_lha.c when extracting a specially crafted lha archive, related to lha_crc16.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01956 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2Vulnerablelibarchive
  • cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·libarchive

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:3698 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libarchive security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libarchive-devel-3.3.2-7.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bsdtar-3.3.2-7.el8, libarchive-3.3.2-7.el8
  • RHSA-2019:2298 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libarchive security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libarchive-3.1.2-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bsdcpio-3.1.2-12.el7, bsdtar-3.1.2-12.el7, libarchive-devel-3.1.2-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libarchive-3.1.2-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) bsdcpio-3.1.2-12.el7, bsdtar-3.1.2-12.el7, libarchive-devel-3.1.2-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libarchive-3.1.2-12.el7, libarchive-3.1.2-12.el7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) bsdcpio-3.1.2-12.el7, bsdtar-3.1.2-12.el7, libarchive-devel-3.1.2-12.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libarchive-3.1.2-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bsdcpio-3.1.2-12.el7, bsdtar-3.1.2-12.el7, libarchive-devel-3.1.2-12.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3698
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3698
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2298

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14503
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66h8-g4c7-pp34

References

Advisory 7

Other 1

  • TI-2024-17342 Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-24911 Libarchive before 3.7.4 allows name out-of-bounds access when a ZIP archive has an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-05340 Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-32437 Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-37810 An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-01402 libarchive bsdunzip.c list null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
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