CVE-2016-6250
Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.25% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- oracle/linux · libarchive/libarchive
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3Release Notes
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txtIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3Release Notes
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txtIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.