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CVSSv2

CVE-2016-8689

Published: 15/02/2017 Updated: 30/11/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 445
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The read_Header function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via multiple EmptyStream attributes in a header in a 7zip archive.

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libarchive libarchive 3.2.1

opensuse leap 42.2

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libarchive could be made to crash, overwrite files, or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file ...
Debian Bug report logs - #840934 libarchive: CVE-2016-8689: heap-based buffer overflow in read_Header Package: src:libarchive; Maintainer for src:libarchive is Peter Pentchev <roam@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:42:02 UTC Severity: grave Tags: patch, secur ...
Debian Bug report logs - #840936 libarchive: CVE-2016-8687: bsdtar: stack-based buffer overflow in bsdtar_expand_char Package: src:libarchive; Maintainer for src:libarchive is Peter Pentchev <roam@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:51:04 UTC Severity: grave Ta ...
Debian Bug report logs - #840935 libarchive: CVE-2016-8688: Out of bounds read in mtree parser Package: src:libarchive; Maintainer for src:libarchive is Peter Pentchev <roam@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:51:01 UTC Severity: grave Tags: fixed-upstream, pat ...
The read_Header function in archive_read_support_format_7zipc in libarchive 321 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via multiple EmptyStream attributes in a header in a 7zip archive ...