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CVE-2016-4809

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91813

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347084

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-21

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0226