VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-11463

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.30%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-04-23

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A memory leak in archive_read_format_zip_cleanup in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive 3.3.4-dev allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file because of a HAVE_LZMA_H typo. NOTE: this only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub. Users of the product's official releases are unaffected.

Weakness classification

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
nvd@nist.gov — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory