CVE-2011-1778

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.

How to fix CVE-2011-1778

To remediate CVE-2011-1778, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libarchive—upgrade to 2.8.5-5 or later

Is CVE-2011-1778 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.8.5-5

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1778