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
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-15T19:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2024-10-12T02:16:11.046378Z
- 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
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- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377923
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eec077f52bfa2d3f7103b4b74d52572ba8a15aca
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8688
Affected packages
Debian:11 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source
Debian:12 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source
Debian:13 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source