CVE-2016-7166
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 21, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2016:1844vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- [oss-security] 20160908 Re: CVE request: libarchive (pre 3.2.0) denial of service with gzip quinemailing-list
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
- RHSA-2016:1850vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160908 CVE request: libarchive (pre 3.2.0) denial of service with gzip quinemailing-list
- GLSA-201701-03vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
- 92901vdb-entry
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