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CVE-2016-8688

Published: 2/15/2017 Last updated: 8/6/2024 Reserved: 10/15/2016

The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.

CNA assigner: mitre (8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca) Requested by: n/a

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-cpio

Products affected (1)

Product Vendor Version
n/a n/a >= 1.40.0, < 1.40.8

References (24)