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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10349

The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10349

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 May 2017, 01:59 UTC

The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

osv:CVE-2016-10349
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10349",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10349",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "GIT",
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:45:45.358418635Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-19",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360",
        "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/834"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379302,
  "published_at": "2017-05-01T01:59:00.187+00:00"
}