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HistoryOct 17, 2016 - 1:17 p.m.

CVE-2016-8688

2016-10-1713:17:23
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11

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.9%

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.