VDB
CVE-2017-14166
CVE-2017-14166
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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 archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
EPSS 2.77% · 86.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.77%
86.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2, 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2, 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-11build1, 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2, 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3 |
Timeline
- Sep 6, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 26, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14166 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14166 third-party-advisory