ALPINE-CVE-2017-14166

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-14166

    Published: 6 Sept 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14166

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14166

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/libarchive?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.3.2-r1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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