CVE-2016-7166
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2016-09-21
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Affected products
- Libarchive (Libarchive)
- Linux (Oracle)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Hpc Node (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Aus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
