Two libarchive vulnerabilities in F5 Traffix SDC

Published: 2024-09-09

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878
CWE-ID	CWE-415 CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Traffix SDC Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Vendor	F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Double-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16726

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000877

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to double-free error in RAR decoder - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c, parse_codes(), realloc(rar->lzss.window, new_size) with new_size = 0. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted RAR archive and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Traffix SDC: 5.2.0 - 5.2.5

CPE2.3

External links

http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000140964

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16727