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CVE-2016-8687
Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
High7.5EPSS 5.3%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.3% · top 7.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: Libarchive/bsdtar: multiple crashes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181129 [SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 93781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1037668 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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