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Case File

CVE-2016-8687

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.26% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-8687
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.26%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.