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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1779 · published 13 April 2012

CVE-2011-1779: Freebsd libarchive vulnerability

Freebsd · Libarchive

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 29.5% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3038
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849
http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/detail?r=3038
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705849

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1779), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.