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CVE-2016-10209

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Published

2017-04-03T05:59:00.237

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libarchive	libarchive	3.2.2	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/ ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)