CVE-2016-8687

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libarchive version 3.2.1

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the safe fprintf function, located in tar/util.c. This overflow can be triggered by remote attackers who send a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename, potentially causing a denial of service.

Recommendations For libarchive version 3.2.1, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue, as using a crafted filename can cause a denial of service due to the buffer overflow in the safe fprintf function. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.