CVE-2016-4301
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2:
6.8 MEDIUM
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.
References
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 3.2.0 (including) | * |