CVE-2016-8687

· N/AModified

← All CVEs

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

5.26%

Published

Feb 15, 2017

Modified

May 12, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

All weaponized →

TrickestTrickest PoC index

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Products (2)

libarchive · libarchivevulnerable

opensuse · leapvulnerable

References (18)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

KEV Catalog EPSS Scores Vendors All CVEs