CVE-2016-10209

Publication date 3 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libarchive	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libarchive	Upstream: 42a3408

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3736-1
libarchive vulnerabilities
13 August 2018

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10209