VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-14166

libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.77%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 2.77% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected: libarchive/libarchive · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.