CVE-2016-7166
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2:
4.3 MEDIUM
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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 3.1.901a (including) | * |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 6.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 6.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 6.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 6.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 7 |