CVE-2016-4301
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.2.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.2.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.2.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.2.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.2.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | libarchive | {"endIncluding":"3.2.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4301.html
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4301
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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