CVE-2016-4809

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4809
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-21 14:25:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-27 16:08:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libarchive Libarchive All All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 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 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 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 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
memory allocate error · Issue #705 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Bug 1347084 – CVE-2016-4809 libarchive: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Reject cpio symlinks that exceed 1MB · libarchive/libarchive@fd7e0c0 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
libarchive CVE-2016-4809 Denial Of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3657-1 libarchive DEBIAN www.debian.org
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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