Invalid Read Denial of Service Vulnerability in libarchive 3.2.1

CVE-2016-8688 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.

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