9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-2334
7zip Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NArchive::NHfs::CHandler::ExtractZlibFile method in 7zip before 16.00 and p7zip allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HFS+ image.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 13, 2016, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2334 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Oracle solaris
1 7-zip 7-zip
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in 7-Zip and p7zip, allowing for potential remote code execution.
  • Upgrade to 7-Zip version 16.00 or later.
  • Update the affected p7zip package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-2334 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2334.

URL Resource
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/exploiting-cve-2016-2334.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-27
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/exploiting-cve-2016-2334.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-27
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2334 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 3:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Set of dockerfiles meant for throw-away instances that achieve a singular purpose: to "safely" interact (run, play, unzip, etc) with programs or files without the need of a full VM to avoid compromise of the host machine. Think of it as a bomb disposal device for files you don't trust that much but still need to run, unzip or play.

dockerfiles security sandboxing podman containerization container-security

Dockerfile

Updated: 11 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 1, 2021, 10:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Exploiting CVE-2016-2334 7zip HFS+ vulnerability

Python JavaScript

Updated: 1 year ago
10 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 27, 2017, 3:36 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Инструкция по сборке пакетов для Росы. Создается сообществом. Коммиты приветствуются. Для визуального редактирования Markdown рекомендуем редактор Remarkable: https://remarkableapp.github.io/linux.html

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2017, 10:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

My solutions to some CTF challenges and a list of interesting resources about pwning stuff

ctf write-ups exploitation heap-exploitation pwning

Python C++ C

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
111 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : June 19, 2017, 8:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2334 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2334 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html
    Added Reference http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/exploiting-cve-2016-2334.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876
    Added Reference http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-27
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/exploiting-cve-2016-2334.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-27 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html No Types Assigned http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:15.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

16.30 }} -0.86%

score

0.94569

percentile