CVE-2016-4809

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-4809
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-09-21T14:25:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-12-27T16:08:55
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
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
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.2.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91813 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02 Issue Tracking Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347084 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705 Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
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-2016-4809
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4809
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:55:46 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:15:10 2016-09-21T14:25Z 2016-09-21T14:25:05 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 11:15:10 2019-12-27T16:08:55 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 11:15:10 Modified Vulnerability Status updated