A vulnerability was found in libarchive's handling of 7zip data. A specially crafted 7zip file can cause a integer overflow resulting in memory corruption that can lead to code execution.
Find out more about CVE-2016-4300 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 6 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | Single |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS3 Base Score | 8.4 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | Low |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libarchive) | RHSA-2016:1844 | 2016-09-12 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected |