CVE-2016-7166

Description

libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 issue tracking patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086 issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor advisory
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7166?
CVE-2016-7166 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7166?
To fix CVE-2016-7166, 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-2016-7166 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7166 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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