usn-3225-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-03-09 18:41
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
libarchive vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled hardlink entries when extracting archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2016-5418)

Christian Wressnegger, Alwin Maier, and Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled filename lengths when writing ISO9660 archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6250)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled recursive decompressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7166)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled non-printable multibyte characters in filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-8687)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled line sizes when extracting certain archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-8688)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled multiple EmptyStream attributes when extracting certain 7zip archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-8689)

Jakub Jirasek discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when extracting certain archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-5601)

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  "details": "It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled hardlink entries when\nextracting archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\noverwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2016-5418)\n\nChristian Wressnegger, Alwin Maier, and Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that\nlibarchive incorrectly handled filename lengths when writing ISO9660\narchives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6250)\n\nAlexander Cherepanov discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled\nrecursive decompressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\nto cause libarchive to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue\nonly applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2016-7166)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled non-printable\nmultibyte characters in filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-8687)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled line sizes when\nextracting certain archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-8688)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled multiple EmptyStream\nattributes when extracting certain 7zip archives. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial\nof service. (CVE-2016-8689)\n\nJakub Jirasek discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when\nextracting certain archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-5601)\n",
  "id": "USN-3225-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
  "published": "2017-03-09T18:41:10Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3225-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5418"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6250"
    },
    {
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libarchive vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6250",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8689",
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  ]
}



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