CVE-2016-8687
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.4%libarchive - security update
Published: 2/15/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8687
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.1-5
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.0.4-3+wheezy5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |