7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-8687
Libarchive Stack-based Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-8687 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8687 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
1 Libarchive libarchive
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8687.

URL Resource
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 List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory VDB 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/ Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB 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 List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory VDB 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/ Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8687 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8687 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-bsdtar_expand_char-util-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377926 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93781 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e37b620fe8f14535d737e89a4dcabaed4517bf1a Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.88 }} 0.22%

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0.88441

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