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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 possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.

MediumCVSS 6.8 EPSS 4.2%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/libarchive(Debian:12) < 2.8.5-5 2.8.5-5
debian/libarchive(Debian:13) < 2.8.5-5 2.8.5-5
debian/libarchive(Debian:14) < 2.8.5-5 2.8.5-5
freebsd libarchive <= 2.8.5 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.0 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.1 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.2 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.2.3 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.3 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.4 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.5 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.6 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.6.1 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.6.2 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.7.0 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.7.1 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.8.0 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.8.1 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.8.2 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.8.3 No fix listed
freebsd libarchive = 2.8.4 No fix listed

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