CVE-2016-8687 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function within libarchive 3.2.1, affecting various libarchive and openSUSE products. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a denial of service. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for service disruption remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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