Description
Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TAR archive.
Affected products
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.5
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.0 – 2.0
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.1 – 2.1
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.2 – 2.2
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.2.3 – 2.2.3
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.3 – 2.3
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.4 – 2.4
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.5 – 2.5
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.6 – 2.6
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.6.1 – 2.6.1
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.6.2 – 2.6.2
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.7.0 – 2.7.0
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.7.1 – 2.7.1
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.0 – 2.8.0
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.1 – 2.8.1
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.2 – 2.8.2
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.3 – 2.8.3
- FreeBSD / libarchive2.8.4 – 2.8.4
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48034
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html
- MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849
- MISChttp://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html