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

CVE-2016-4809

Disclosure Date: September 21, 2016
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Description

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

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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:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

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
Technical Analysis