Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.5
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libarchive | Aug 31, 2016 | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/libarchive. | Oct 30, 2017 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Dec 4, 2019 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Apr 16, 2020 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Nov 19, 2019 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Oct 19, 2018 | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 17, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libarchive-develUpgrade libarchive13Upgrade bsdtar | Jul 29, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libarchive12Upgrade libarchive13 | Jul 14, 2016 | Jul 14, 2016 |
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