CVE-2011-1778 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in libarchive versions through 2.8.5, affecting products like FreeBSD that utilize this library. This medium-complexity vulnerability can be exploited remotely via crafted TAR archives, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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