CVE-2016-8688

MEDIUM

libarchive 3.2.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.

References (12)

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-memory-corruptionunknown-crash-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377923

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eec077f52bfa2d3f7103b4b74d52572ba8a15aca

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[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 45.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (3)

libarchive/libarchive

opensuse/leap

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026