VDB
CVE-2016-4301
CVE-2016-4301
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 1.85% · 83.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.85%
83.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libarchive | 0, 3.1.2-11build1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html (nist-nvd)
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ (nist-nvd)
- 91328 (circl)
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 (circl)
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 (circl)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 (circl)
- GLSA-201701-03 (circl)
Timeline
- Sep 21, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Aug 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4301 third-party-advisory
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/715 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4301 third-party-advisory