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CVE-2017-14503 json

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 spec…

published 2017-09-17 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6005

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • libarchive Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.2.2-4.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14503

  • libarchive Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
  • libarchive Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
  • libarchive Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14503

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  • libarchive RHEL 8 3.3.2-7.el8
  • bsdtar RHEL 8 3.3.2-7.el8
  • libarchive RHEL 7 3.1.2-12.el7
  • bsdtar RHEL 7 3.1.2-12.el7
  • bsdcpio RHEL 7 3.1.2-12.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:3698RHSA-2019:2298

  • libarchive SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +10 more 3.3.3-3.14.1
  • libarchive SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +5 more 3.1.2-26.3.1
  • libarchive SLE Module for Development Tools 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 3.3.2-3.3.2

suse advisories SUSE-RU-2021:2757-1SUSE-SU-2018:3640-2SUSE-SU-2018:3640-1SUSE-SU-2018:3571-1

  • libarchive Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8, Alpine 3.7 3.3.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-14503

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-14503 updated cvss 3.3

libarchive: Out-of-bounds read in lha_read_data_none

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libarchive
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) bsdcat-debuginfo 3.3.2-7.el8, bsdtar-debuginfo 3.3.2-7.el8, libarchive-devel 3.3.2-7.el8, bsdcpio-debuginfo 3.3.2-7.el8, libarchive-debuginfo 3.3.2-7.el8, libarchive-debugsource 3.3.2-7.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bsdtar 3.3.2-7.el8, libarchive 3.3.2-7.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-12.el7, bsdcpio 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) bsdtar 3.1.2-12.el7, bsdcpio 3.1.2-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-12.el7, bsdcpio 3.1.2-12.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-12.el7, bsdcpio 3.1.2-12.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2298

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Exploit prediction

1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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