# CVE-2017-14503: 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 speci

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/875960
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698

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