CVE-2016-8687 in macOS

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.

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• Reservation: 10/15/2016
• Disclosure: 02/15/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-95952 (4)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.9
• EPSS: 0.01379
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8687
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8687
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-8687/