CVE-2016-7166MEDIUM
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Description
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.
References
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-09-21
Updated: 2019-12-27
Type: CWE-399
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.1.901a (inclusive)
Configuration 3
OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 4
OR
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124794 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2019-1470) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 121677 | Photon OS 1.0: Libarchive PHSA-2017-0010 | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 111859 | Photon OS 1.0: Binutils / Libarchive / Ntp PHSA-2017-0010 (deprecated) | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | critical |
| 99808 | EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2016-1045) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 97660 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3225-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 96234 | GLSA-201701-03 : libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | high |
| 93744 | Amazon Linux AMI : libarchive (ALAS-2016-743) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93695 | Debian DSA-3677-1 : libarchive - security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 93542 | CentOS 6 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1850) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 93541 | CentOS 7 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1844) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 93454 | Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL7.x x86_64 (20160912) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93453 | Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160912) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93451 | RHEL 6 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1850) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 93450 | RHEL 7 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1844) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 93447 | Oracle Linux 6 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1850) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93446 | Oracle Linux 7 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1844) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93415 | Debian DLA-617-1 : libarchive security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | medium |