NULL pointer dereference in libarchive - CVE-2016-10209
Published: November 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10209
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libarchive
Affected software:
libarchive
libarchive
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in archive_string.c in libarchive allows remote attackers to trigger NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a specially crafted archive file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10209
Install update from vendor's website.