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OSV-2021-12

Heap-buffer-overflow in read_bits_16

No scoreFix available

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=29221

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
read_bits_16
decode_number
do_uncompress_block

What each source reports

OSV No score

Heap-buffer-overflow in read_bits_16

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=29221

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
read_bits_16
decode_number
do_uncompress_block
Record
OSV-2021-12
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
OSS-Fuzz
Listed versions, plus commit ranges
v3.4.0v3.4.1v3.4.2v3.4.3v3.5.0v3.5.1
None known

History

History
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In short

OSV-2021-12 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in libarchive, published January 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. A source reports a fix.

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