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CVE-2019-19221
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.66%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-235688c222 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-4293-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220430 [SECURITY] [DLA 2987-1] libarchive security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221122 [SECURITY] [DLA 3202-1] libarchive security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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