CVE-2019-19221
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 21, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:26 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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