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7.8high

CVE-2016-4300

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attacke…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • blog.talosintel.com /2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91326 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /libarchive/libarchive/issues/718 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • talosintel.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0152/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-03 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • github.com /libarchive/libarchive/commit/e79ef306afe332faf22e9b442a2c6b59cb175573 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security-center.intel.com /advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00062&languageid=en-fr · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3657 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1348439 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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