CVE-2016-5418

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2	Exploit Technical Description
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f	Exploit Technical Description
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9	Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746	Exploit Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2	Exploit Technical Description
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f	Exploit Technical Description
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9	Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746	Exploit Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2::::enterprise:::

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2 - Exploit, Technical Description~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2 - Exploit, Technical Description
References	~~() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165 -
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f - Exploit, Technical Description~~	() https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f - Exploit, Technical Description
References	~~() https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9 - Patch~~	() https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746 - Exploit, Patch~~	() https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746 - Exploit, Patch
References	~~() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 -~~	() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 -

Information

Published : 2016-09-21 14:25

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-5418

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5418

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5418

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libarchive

libarchive

redhat

enterprise_linux_hpc_node
enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
enterprise_linux_server_eus
enterprise_linux_server_aus
openshift
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_server

oracle

linux

CWE

CWE-19

Data Processing Errors

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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7.5 /10

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

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