VulnerabilityModified
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 crafted mtree file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.72% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.