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CVE-2016-8687

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.

Published

2017-02-15T19:59:00.580

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libarchive	libarchive	3.2.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	42.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 ([email protected])
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 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)