CVE-2016-10209

Published: 03 April 2017

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 5.5

Status

Package	Release	Status
libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	Upstream	Released (3.2.2-3.1)




	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)	Not vulnerable (3.2.2-3.1)
	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus)	Released (3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4)
	Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr)	Released (3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6)
	Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/42a3408ac7df1e69bea9ea12b72e14f59f7400c0

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10209
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842

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