CVE-2016-5844

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3ad08e01b4d253c66ae56414886089684155af22 exploit
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/717 exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/48-Out-of-bounds-read-and-signed-integer-overflow-in-libarchive.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91808 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/6 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350280 issue tracking patch vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036173 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5844?
CVE-2016-5844 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5844?
To fix CVE-2016-5844, 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-2016-5844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5844 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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