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CVE-2016-10209

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows...

5.5 MediumFix available

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.91%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
CVE-2016-10209
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
CVE-2016-10209
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1394 No score

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
EUVD-2016-1394
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jq66-w858-f282 5.5

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows...

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
GHSA-jq66-w858-f282
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
CVE-2016-10209
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10209 5.5

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10209
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10209 5.5

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10209
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0132 No score

Updated libarchive packages fix security vulnerabilities

The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file. (CVE-2016-10209)

The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-10349)

The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-10350)

Record
MGASA-2017-0132
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3640-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-10209: The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file. (bsc#1032089)
  • CVE-2016-10349: The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (bsc#1037008)
  • CVE-2016-10350: The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (bsc#1037009)
  • CVE-2017-14166: libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c. (bsc#1057514)
  • CVE-2017-14501: An out-of-bounds read flaw existed in parse_file_info in archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c when extracting a specially crafted iso9660 iso file, related to archive_read_format_iso9660_read_header. (bsc#1059139)
  • CVE-2017-14502: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c suffered from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header. (bsc#1059134)
  • CVE-2017-14503: libarchive suffered from an out-of-bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in archive_read_support_format_lha.c when extracting a specially crafted lha archive, related to lha_crc16. (bsc#1059100)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3640-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3640-2 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-10209: The archive_wstring_append_from_mbs function in archive_string.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive file. (bsc#1032089)
  • CVE-2016-10349: The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (bsc#1037008)
  • CVE-2016-10350: The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (bsc#1037009)
  • CVE-2017-14166: libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c. (bsc#1057514)
  • CVE-2017-14501: An out-of-bounds read flaw existed in parse_file_info in archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c when extracting a specially crafted iso9660 iso file, related to archive_read_format_iso9660_read_header. (bsc#1059139)
  • CVE-2017-14502: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c suffered from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header. (bsc#1059134)
  • CVE-2017-14503: libarchive suffered from an out-of-bounds read within lha_read_data_none() in archive_read_support_format_lha.c when extracting a specially crafted lha archive, related to lha_crc16. (bsc#1059100)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3640-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3092-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-1000877: Fixed a double free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120653).
  • CVE-2018-1000878: Fixed a Use-After-Free vulnerability in RAR decoder (bsc#1120654).
  • CVE-2019-1000019: Fixed an Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in 7zip decompression (bsc#1124341).
  • CVE-2019-1000020: Fixed an Infinite Loop vulnerability in ISO9660 parser (bsc#1124342).
  • CVE-2019-18408: Fixed a use-after-free in RAR format support (bsc#1155079).
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3092-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3736-1 No score

libarchive vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10349, CVE-2016-10350)

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain XAR files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-14166)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to get access to sensitive information. (CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-14503)

Record
USN-3736-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
Debian:12
before 3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1
libarchive
Debian:13
before 3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1
libarchive
Debian:14
before 3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1
libarchive
Debian:7
before 3.0.4-3+wheezy6, plus listed versions
3.0.4-3+nmu13.0.4-3+wheezy13.0.4-3+wheezy23.0.4-3+wheezy33.0.4-3+wheezy43.0.4-3+wheezy53.0.4-3+wheezy5+deb7u1
3.0.4-3+wheezy6
libarchive
Debian:8
before 3.1.2-11+deb8u4, plus listed versions
3.1.2-113.1.2-11+deb8u13.1.2-11+deb8u23.1.2-11+deb8u33.1.2-11+deb8u3~bpo70+1
3.1.2-11+deb8u4
libarchive
Debian:9
before 3.2.2-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions
3.2.2-2
3.2.2-2+deb9u1
libarchive
Mageia:5
before 3.2.2-1.3.mga5
3.2.2-1.3.mga5
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.3.1
3.1.2-26.3.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 3.1.2-26.6.1
3.1.2-26.6.1
libarchive
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6, plus listed versions
3.1.2-5ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu23.1.2-7ubuntu2.13.1.2-7ubuntu2.23.1.2-7ubuntu2.33.1.2-7ubuntu2.4
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
libarchive
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4, plus listed versions
3.1.2-11build13.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.13.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.23.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
libarchive
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-10209 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libarchive, published April 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in libarchive 3.2.2-3.1.

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