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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libarchive package, versions <3.2.2-2+deb9u1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.63% (79th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBARCHIVE-328327
  • published 3 Apr 2017
  • disclosed 3 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 3 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-10209 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 libarchive to version 3.2.2-2+deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.