NULL Pointer Dereference and Application Crash in libarchive 3.2.2

NULL Pointer Dereference and Application Crash in libarchive 3.2.2

CVE-2016-10209 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

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