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CVE-2016-7166

libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.

Published

2016-09-21T14:25:29.833

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus	7.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	Yes
Application	libarchive	libarchive	≤ 3.1.901a	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	6	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	7	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)