| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1092-1, DLA-1600-1, DSA-4360-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 874539 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.1.2-11+deb8u11 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 3.2.2-2+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.2.2-2+deb9u4 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.3.3-4+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 3.4.3-2+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 3.6.2-1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 3.7.4-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 3.7.4-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | source | wheezy | 3.0.4-3+wheezy6+deb7u1 | DLA-1092-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | jessie | 3.1.2-11+deb8u4 | DLA-1600-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | stretch | 3.2.2-2+deb9u1 | DSA-4360-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | (unstable) | 3.2.2-3.1 | 874539 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/935