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7.5high

CVE-2016-5418

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote att…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-19 Data Processing Errors
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1362601 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:1852 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:1853 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • github.com /libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • 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
  • gist.github.com /anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /libarchive/libarchive/issues/746 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-03 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93165 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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