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Medium
CVE-2011-1778
Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48034
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849
- http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libarchive
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 13th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.