vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3225-1 (CVE-2016-8687): libarchive vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 25, 2016 | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 25, 2016
Added
Mar 10, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive12ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13
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