CVE-2016-6250
high
CVSS v3
8.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.6
Description
Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
91%
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
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6250.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6250
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.