CVE-2016-8687
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8687
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-02-15T19:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-11-30T11:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8687 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8687 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:51:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:57:25 | 2017-02-15T19:59Z | 2017-02-15T19:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:57:25 | 2018-11-30T11:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:57:25 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |