CVE-2016-2335

Public Exploit

Description

The CInArchive::ReadFileItem method in Archive/Udf/UdfIn.cpp in 7zip 9.20 and 15.05 beta and p7zip allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or execute arbitrary code via the PartitionRef field in the Long Allocation Descriptor in a UDF file.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.80% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00069.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-27 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00098.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0094/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3599 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3913-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2335?
CVE-2016-2335 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2335?
To fix CVE-2016-2335, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2335 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2335 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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