CVE-2016-4300

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-19

Description

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function inarchive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 7zip file with a large number of substreams, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

See more information about CVE-2016-4300 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libarchive)	ELSA-2016-1844	2016-09-12

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