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.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 - |
Information
Published : 2016-09-21 14:25
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:57
NVD link : CVE-2016-7166
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7166
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7166
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node
- enterprise_linux_workstation
oracle
- linux
libarchive
- libarchive
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors