CVE-2016-10209 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Libarchive

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference10 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
LibarchiveDebian Libarchive
Timeline
PublishedApr 3
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/libarchive< libarchive 3.2.2-3.1 (bookworm)
▶Debianlibarchive/libarchive< 3.2.2-3.1+3
▶Ubuntulibarchive/libarchive< 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6+2

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-jq66-w858-f282: The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string↗2022-05-14
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OSV
libarchive vulnerabilities↗2018-08-13
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OSV
CVE-2016-10209: The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string↗2017-04-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libarchive vulnerabilities↗2018-08-13
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Red Hat
libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function↗2016-12-12
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Debian
CVE-2016-10209: libarchive - The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3...↗2016
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10209 libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function↗2017-04-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10209 libarchive3: libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function [epel-6]↗2017-04-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10209 libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function [fedora-all]↗2017-04-06
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