CVE-2016-8687

Description

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3