DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4809

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4809 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	libarchive	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Sep 21, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4809 advisory

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