CVE-2016-7166
libarchive: Denial of service using a crafted gzip file
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
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0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
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.
libarchive en versiones anteriores a 3.2.0 no limita el número de descompresiones recursivas, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y caída de aplicación) a través de un archivo gzip manipulado.
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted gzip file can cause libarchive to allocate memory without limit, eventually leading to a crash.
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled hardlink entries when extracting archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. Christian Wressnegger, Alwin Maier, and Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled filename lengths when writing ISO9660 archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Timeline
- 2016-09-08 CVE Reserved
- 2016-09-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 | 2019-12-27 | |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 | 2019-12-27 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html | 2019-12-27 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html | 2019-12-27 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 | 2016-09-12 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | 2019-12-27 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7166 | 2016-09-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus" | 7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus" and version "7.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Libarchive Search vendor "Libarchive" | Libarchive Search vendor "Libarchive" for product "Libarchive" | <= 3.1.901a Search vendor "Libarchive" for product "Libarchive" and version " <= 3.1.901a" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 6 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "6" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7" | - |
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