vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-7166: libarchive -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 25, 2016 | Apr 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 21, 2016
Added
Sep 25, 2016
Modified
Apr 28, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-libarchive

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