CVE-2011-1778

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 13, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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