CVE-2018-1000879

libarchive version commit 379867ecb330b3a952fb7bfa7bffb7bbd5547205 onwards (release v3.3.0 onwards) contains a CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ACL parser - libarchive/archive_acl.c, archive_acl_from_text_l() that can result in Crash/DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted archive file.

Published: 2018-12-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1000879 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.37%). EPSS rose +2.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.69% 3.37% +2.68%
2 2026-04-08 1.05% 0.69% -0.36%
3 2026-01-29 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1000879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1000879

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1000879

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2018-1000879: 1 source package rows (libarchive); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 5. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1000879
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-1000879 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000879
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000879
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000879/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-1000879 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1000879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libarchive libarchive >= 3.3.0, < 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 28 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 29 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1000879

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/15bf44fd2c1ad0e3fd87048b3fcc90c4dcff1175 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
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