The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-15T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.207Z

Reserved: 2016-10-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8688

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-15T19:59:00.643

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:59:51.003

Link: CVE-2016-8688

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8688 - Bugzilla