Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2016-5418

Disclosure Date: September 21, 2016
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.5 High
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • libarchive,
  • oracle,
  • redhat

Products

  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux hpc node 6.0,
  • enterprise linux hpc node 7.0,
  • enterprise linux hpc node eus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • libarchive,
  • linux 6,
  • linux 7,
  • openshift 3.1,
  • openshift 3.2
Technical Analysis