UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1000020

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1000020
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1000020.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1000020
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Published
2019-02-04T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:52Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

libarchive version commit 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961 onwards (version v2.8.0 onwards) contains a CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in ISO9660 parser, archivereadsupportformatiso9660.c, readCE()/parserockridge() that can result in DoS by infinite loop. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted ISO9660 file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-5ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-11build1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}