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CVE-2017-14166

Publication date 6 September 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libarchive 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libarchive

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H