CVE-2016-8688
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8688
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8688.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-8688
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-15T19:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-15T08:26:49.279363Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detectform or (2) bidentry function in libarchive/archivereadsupportformatmtree.c.
- References
-
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-memory-corruptionunknown-crash-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eec077f52bfa2d3f7103b4b74d52572ba8a15aca
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377923
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
Affected packages
Git / github.com/libarchive/libarchive
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
v2.*
v2.6.0
v2.6.1
v2.6.2
v2.7.0
v2.7.1
v2.8.0
v2.8.1
v2.8.2
v2.8.3
v2.8.4
v2.8.5
v3.*
v3.0.0a
v3.0.1b
v3.0.2
v3.0.3
v3.0.4
v3.1.0
v3.1.1
v3.1.2
v3.1.900a
v3.1.901a
v3.2.0
v3.2.1
Database specific
vanir_signatures
[
{
"deprecated": false,
"digest": {
"length": 769.0,
"function_hash": "223740311993473210139103012324376062846"
},
"signature_type": "Function",
"target": {
"file": "libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c",
"function": "next_line"
},
"source": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eec077f52bfa2d3f7103b4b74d52572ba8a15aca",
"id": "CVE-2016-8688-32674c9e",
"signature_version": "v1"
},
{
"deprecated": false,
"digest": {
"line_hashes": [
"49533266774681543131039842645057671075",
"321939831539605999812602556020703905102",
"86327894471780845113511688328954627230",
"195140934946345616962134847248004045130",
"216781037651015841101945166112837526521",
"108166397868030482561271342092105106413",
"188419350599359671913867752680796738459"
],
"threshold": 0.9
},
"signature_type": "Line",
"target": {
"file": "libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c"
},
"source": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eec077f52bfa2d3f7103b4b74d52572ba8a15aca",
"id": "CVE-2016-8688-b0001ac3",
"signature_version": "v1"
}
]