ghsa-c42q-jv3x-rq38
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:54
Modified
2025-04-20 03:32
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-8687"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-02-15T19:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-c42q-jv3x-rq38",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:54:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8687"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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