CVE-2016-8689
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 15, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 15, 2016
Description
The read_Header function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via multiple EmptyStream attributes in a header in a 7zip archive.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: Libarchive/bsdtar: multiple crashesmailing-list
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/7f17c791dcfd8c0416e2cd2485b19410e47ef126
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181129 [SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security updatemailing-list
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_header-archive_read_support_format_7zip-c/
- GLSA-201701-03vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377925
- 93781vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3002vendor-advisory
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