VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1778

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-04-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references