{"action":"Upgrade libarchive to 3.2.1-5 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"3.2.1-5","introduced":"0"}],"component":"libarchive","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["3.2.1-5"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBSFSAP3KWNRAFRBJRHFMV","modified_at":"2026-09-22T07:00:30.414572735Z","published_at":"2017-02-15T19:59:00.643Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8688","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8688"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8688#Debian:14/libarchive","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8688"}],"summary":"The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which trigg"}