7.5

CVE-2011-1779: freebsd libarchive Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1779
Published 13-04-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1779 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in freebsd libarchive. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libarchive< 3.0.4-2
Freebsd1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links