CVE-2016-10209
The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted
02 Description
The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-04-03 05:44Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 03:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-02-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7fa7090ca0c39e9492c0b77d186d90b90dd755cda09cf8137965bbbdd83b33e8
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com97327http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327
- github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181129 [SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4360https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3736-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.2-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.2-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.2-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libarchive Fixed in 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libarchive Fixed in 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.