CVE-2016-4301
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.7%
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.
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile
- Published
- 2016-09-21
- Updated
- 2024-08-06
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153
- libarchive/libarchive/issues/715
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328