CVE-2016-10350

Published: 30 April 2017

The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 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 LTS (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/88eb9e1d73fef46f04677c25b1697b8e25777ed3

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10350
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3736-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/835
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=861609

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