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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843733
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3736-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-3736-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-3736-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10349, CVE-2016-10350)

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain XAR files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-14166)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to get access to sensitive
information. (CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-14503)

Affected Software/OS:
'libarchive' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10209
BugTraq ID: 97327
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327
Debian Security Information: DSA-4360 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10349
BugTraq ID: 100347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100347
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-19
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/834
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10350
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/835
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14166
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14501
https://bugs.debian.org/875966
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/949
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14503
https://bugs.debian.org/875960
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/948
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3698
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698
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