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CVE-2017-14166

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 cr…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • blogs.gentoo.org /ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_for · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4360 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • github.com /libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3736-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201908-11 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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