CVE-2016-5418
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.7%
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.
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - EPSS
- 4.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92nd percentile
- Published
- 2016-09-21
- Updated
- 2024-08-06
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2
- https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f
Security advisories
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601
- libarchive/libarchive/issues/746
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165