UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14166
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-09-06T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:26Z
- Severity
-
- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xmldata 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 archivereadsupportformat_xar.c.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14166
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14166
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
Affected versions
3.*
3.1.2-5ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bsdcpio",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "bsdtar",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive13",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
Affected versions
3.*
3.1.2-11build1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bsdcpio",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "bsdtar",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive13",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4"
}
]
}