CVE-2016-5418
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-5418 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-21 14:25:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-12-27 16:08:00 UTC |
| Description | The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-19
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift | 3.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Hard links with data can evade sandboxing restrictions · Issue #746 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Fixes for Issue #745 and Issue #746 from Doran Moppert. · libarchive/libarchive@dfd6b54 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch |
| Bug 1362601 – CVE-2016-5418 libarchive: Archive Entry with type 1 (hardlink), but has a non-zero data size file overwrite | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| oss-security - FreeBSD update components vulns (libarchive, bsdiff, portsnap) | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Exploit, Technical Description |
| FreeBSD · GitHub | MISC | gist.github.com | Exploit, Technical Description |
| libarchive CVE-2016-5418 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710502 Gentoo Linux libarchive Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03)