CVE-2017-14166
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
02 Description
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
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
- 2.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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
- 2017-09-06 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-09-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5c695c77aa823fab604e0c87974506bc82d5649b003279c8bc7c8b2b7c757701
05 Affected products
06 References
- blogs.gentoo.orghttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- 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
- github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3736-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201908-11https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
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.