CVE-2016-4300

7.8 HIGH
Published: September 21, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91326
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0152/
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348439
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e79ef306afe332faf22e9b442a2c6b59cb175573
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/718
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00062&languageid=en-fr
Source: cret@cert.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: cret@cert.org
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0152/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/e79ef306afe332faf22e9b442a2c6b59cb175573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00062&languageid=en-fr
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.9%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Affected Vendors

redhat libarchive

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