CVE-2013-0211: Integer signedness error in the archive_write_zip_data function in archive_write_set_format_zip.c in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier, when runn
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90.3% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: libarchive (Debian:12) 3.0.4-3; bsdtar (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 3.2.2-2.1; libarchive (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 3.1.2-9.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to libarchive (Debian:12) 3.0.4-3; bsdtar (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 3.2.2-2.1; libarchive (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 3.1.2-9.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Integer signedness error in the archive_write_zip_data function in archive_write_set_format_zip.c in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on 64-bit machines, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers an improper conversion between unsigned and signed types, leading to a buffer overflow.
- Published
- Sep 30, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.9% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.9%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libarchive | libarchive | cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| freebsd | freebsd | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.10
- fedoraproject fedora17
- fedoraproject fedora18
- freebsd freebsd9.3
- libarchive libarchiveup to 3.1.2 inclusive
- opensuse opensuse13.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libarchive | before 3.0.4-3 | 3.0.4-3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | bsdtar | before 3.2.2-2.1 | 3.2.2-2.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | libarchive | before 3.1.2-9.1 | 3.1.2-9.1 |
Same product
libarchive: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-26256Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability57Plan
- CVE-2022-36227In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if th40Plan
- CVE-2016-1541Heap-based buffer overflow in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remo38Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2015-2304Mar 15, 2015 · Absolute path traversal vulnerability in bsdcpio in libarchive 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a f26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2015-8915Sep 20, 2016 · bsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.23Monitor
- Later →CVE-2015-8916Sep 20, 2016 · bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," whi27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libarchive | 3.0.4-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:bsdtar | 3.2.2-2.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libarchive | 3.1.2-9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101700.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101872.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101876.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00065.html
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:147
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/58926
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035995
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2549-1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902998
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22531545514043e04633e1c015c7540b9de9dbe4
- www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:23.libarchive.asc
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.