CVE-2017-14166
First published: Wed Sep 06 2017(Updated: )
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Libarchive Libarchive | =3.3.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| ubuntu/libarchive | <3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6 | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6 |
| ubuntu/libarchive | <3.2.2-3.1 | 3.2.2-3.1 |
| ubuntu/libarchive | <3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4 | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4 |
| debian/libarchive | 3.4.3-2+deb11u1 3.6.2-1+deb12u1 3.7.4-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-14166
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/935
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14166
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14166
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14166
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14166
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