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CVE-2011-1778

Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or

Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.03024
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
freebsd libarchive<= 2.8.5
freebsd libarchiveall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD13 Apr 2012 · 08:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-1310-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:1507Moderate
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48034
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849
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