CVE-2016-4302

7.8 HIGH

Published: September 21, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.

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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://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1348444

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue Tracking

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/91331

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0154/

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/05caadc7eedbef471ac9610809ba683f0c698700

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue Tracking Patch

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/719

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue Tracking Patch

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Source: cret@cert.org

http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html