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CVE-2021-36976

MEDIUM
6.5CVSS
Published: 2021-07-20
Updated: 2025-11-03
AI Analysis

Description

libarchive 3.4.1 through 3.5.1 has a use-after-free in copy_string (called from do_uncompress_block and process_block).

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Metadata

Primary Vendor
LIBARCHIVE
Published
7/20/2021
Last Modified
11/3/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libarchive : libarchivefedoraproject : fedoraapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : watchossplunk : universal_forwardersplunk : universal_forwardersplunk : universal_forwarder

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