CVE-2016-8687: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Sep 21 2016(Updated: )
libarchive. A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
Credit: Agostino Sarubbo Gentoo cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Libarchive Libarchive | =3.2.1 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =42.2 | |
| Apple iOS | <10.2.1 | 10.2.1 |
| redhat/libarchive | <3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
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Reference Links
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207482 (Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/516
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/767
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620f
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1378666
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1385659
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/apple-support
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2016-8687
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple ios
- vendor/libarchive
- canonical/libarchive libarchive
- version/libarchive libarchive/3.2.1
- vendor/opensuse
- canonical/opensuse leap
- version/opensuse leap/42.2
- package-manager/redhat