CVE-2016-4300
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 7zip file with a large number of substreams, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4300
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-09-21T14:25:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-11-04T01:29:19
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.2.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e79ef306afe332faf22e9b442a2c6b59cb175573 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0152/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/718 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91326 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348439 | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | |
| https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00062&languageid=en-fr | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4300 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4300 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:12:27 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:15:02 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:15:02 | 2016-09-21T14:25Z | 2016-09-21T14:25:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:15:02 | 2017-11-04T01:29:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:15:02 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |