CVE-2016-10209
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.80%libarchive - security update
Published: 4/3/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.2-3.1
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.0.4-3+wheezy6
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.2-2+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |