Buffer overflow in Freebsd Libarchive

CVE-2011-1778

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.042 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Freebsd Libarchive — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)