UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166

    Published: 6 Sept 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14166
    Aliases:
    USN-3736-1

    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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14166, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14166

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6

    Affected versions

    3.1.2-5ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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