8.6
HIGH
CVE-2016-6250
Apache libarchive ISO9660 Writer Integer Overflow Denial of Service/RCE
Description

Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2016, 2:25 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6250 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 Oracle linux
1 Libarchive libarchive
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-2016-6250.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3 Release Notes
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3 Release Notes
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6250 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6250 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085
    Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198
    Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt
    Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.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/201701-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 Patch https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 Patch, Release Notes http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198 Issue Tracking, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 Release Notes, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-190
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6250 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

1.42 }} 0.55%

score

0.86256

percentile

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