CVE-2017-14166

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-09-05
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1489852: CVE-2017-14166 libarchive: Heap-based buffer over-read in the atol8 function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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 strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.

Find out more about CVE-2017-14166 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libarchive Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libarchive Will not fix

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