vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-4300: ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P)
Published
Jun 19, 2016
Added
Sep 12, 2016
Modified
Nov 27, 2024

Description

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_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.
A vulnerability was found in libarchive's handling of 7zip data. A specially crafted 7zip file can cause a integer overflow resulting in memory corruption that can lead to code execution.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdcpiooracle-linux-upgrade-bsdtaroracle-linux-upgrade-libarchiveoracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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