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High severity · published Sep 21, 2016
CVE-2016-4301
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…
7.8
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libarchive · Libarchive
through 3.2.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
LI
Libarchive
Libarchive
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4301
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4301
Exploit
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
Exploit
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77
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