CVE-2016-4302

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4302
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-21 14:25:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-04 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libarchive Libarchive All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Talos Blog: The Poisoned Archives MISC blog.talosintel.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
TALOS-CAN-154 · Issue #719 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Bug 1348444 – CVE-2016-4302 libarchive: Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Libarchive CVE-2016-4302 Local Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Issue 719: Fix for TALOS-CAN-154 · libarchive/libarchive@05caadc · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0154 MISC www.talosintel.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3657-1 libarchive DEBIAN www.debian.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710502 Gentoo Linux libarchive Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03)
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