CVE-2016-10209

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97327Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/842Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360

Timeline

Published: Apr 3, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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