CVE-2017-11125
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_get_path function in util.c.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.8.0.498-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.8.0.498-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.8.0.498-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xar_project | xar | 1.6.1 | |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/28/xar-null-pointer-dereference-in-xar_get_path-util-c/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2S2KRIILUKBJHXDNYJQQX74TFUQRG5ND/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YV6RF6VWM7AFYFTTS7VY5TNH26QUEEFC/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11125
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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