Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.014
EPSS Ranking 79.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- 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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Products affected by CVE-2016-8687
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cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2