Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14166
CVE-2017-14166
Description
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
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Affected products
28cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.3.2
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/bsdtar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0
< 3.5.1-1.5+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-1.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-26.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.3-3.14.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11nvd
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