CVE-2016-4301
Libarchive Mtree Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 21, 2016, 2:25 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328 Added Reference http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html No Types Assigned http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4301 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4301
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.44 }} -0.50%
score
0.79725
percentile