CVE-2016-8688
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2016-8688 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libarchive libarchive. It was published on February 15, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
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.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libarchive. Update libarchive to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-8688?
CVE-2016-8688 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libarchive libarchive. It was published on February 15, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2016-8688?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-8688?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libarchive. Update libarchive to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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