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High
CVE-2016-4302
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0154/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/719
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91331
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1348444
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/05caadc7eedbef471ac9610809ba683f0c698700
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Affected Vendor
redhat
View all reports →Affected Software
enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux hpc node eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux workstation, libarchive
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0, 7.2, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 21st, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.