CVE-2011-1779 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted TAR or ISO9660 archives in libarchive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1779?
CVE-2011-1779 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libarchive 2.8.4 and 2.8.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) TAR archive or (2) ISO9660 image.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Libarchive.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1779?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2011-1779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1779, GHSA-xm97-4p58-pfr9.