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CVE-2011-1778 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48034	CVE
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413	CVE
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48034	[email protected]
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413	[email protected]

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freebsd libarchive	<= 2.8.5 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

freebsd libarchive

<= 2.8.5

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2.3

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]