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CVE-2011-1778

Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.

Published

2012-04-13T20:55:01.353

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application freebsd libarchive ≤ 2.8.5 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.0 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.1 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.2 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.2.3 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.3 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.4 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.5 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.6 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.6.1 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.6.2 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.7.0 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.7.1 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.8.0 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.8.1 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.8.2 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.8.3 Yes
Application freebsd libarchive 2.8.4 Yes
References