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cve[email protected]CVE-2016-4809
HistorySep 21, 2016 - 2:25 p.m.

CVE-2016-4809

2016-09-2114:25:05
CWE-20
web.nvd.nist.gov
85
cve-2016-4809
libarchive
denial of service
application crash
symlink
nvd

5 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.4%

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_nodeMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch6.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationMatch6.0
Node
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_nodeMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_node_eusMatch7.2
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_server_ausMatch7.2
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_server_eusMatch7.2
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationMatch7.0
Node
oraclelinuxMatch6
OR
oraclelinuxMatch7
Node
libarchivelibarchiveRange3.2.0

5 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.4%