CVE-2011-1778

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.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateApr 13, 2012, 20:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-119

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.8

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48034
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-119

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.8

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL