Libarchive · Libarchive · CVE-2019-11463
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
libarchive version 3.3.4-dev
**Description**
A memory leak in the `archive read format zip cleanup` function in `archive read support format zip.c` allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file because of a `HAVE LZMA H` typo. This issue only affects users who downloaded the development code from GitHub, while users of the product's official releases are unaffected.
**Recommendations**
For libarchive version 3.3.4-dev, consider avoiding the use of the `archive read format zip cleanup` function until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of ZIP files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.