CVE-2021-31566Not scoredCWE-59

CVE-2021-31566: libarchive vulnerability

Libarchive · libarchive

Affected: libarchive · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

33rd percentile

050100

Higher than 33% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.

Affected products1

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libarchiveFixed in libarchive 3.5.2

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Link Following · File and Path Handling
Vendor: Libarchive
Published: August 2022
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), August 2022

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