UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166

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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
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Published
2017-09-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T11:15:55Z
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 (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.

References

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
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6

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": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166.json"

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
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4

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": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14166.json"