CVE-2017-14166
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2:
4.3 MEDIUM
Description
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
References
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 3.3.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 8.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 9.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 16.04 |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 14.04 |