CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8687
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.
Affected configurations
• libarchive libarchive 3.2.1
• opensuse leap 42.2
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 www.securitytracker.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html lists.debian.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 www.securitytracker.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html lists.debian.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry