Libarchive multiple security issues
Published Apr 13, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.20%
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
No data.
- ≤ 2.8.5
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive-0:2.8.3-3.el6_1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1507
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive-0:2.8.3-3.el6_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1507 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.20% (0.04199) | 90.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04246) | 89.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.35% (0.02354) | 83.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.95% (0.01951) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 1.59% (0.01593) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01593) | 85.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48034 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1778 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1778
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1778
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3160 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48034 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2413 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1778 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1778 | ||
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1507.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1778 |
Change history (0)
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