CVE-2016-7166

MEDIUM

Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop < 3.1.901a - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 73.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (14)
libarchive/libarchive < 3.1.901a
oracle/linux 6
oracle/linux 7
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
... and 4 more
Published Sep 21, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026