CVE-2016-4301

Published: Sep 21, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.

Affected (1)

Products: Libarchive: Libarchive

Libarchive

1 product

Libarchive

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libarchive Libarchive	Up to 3.2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (16)

http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html

Source: cret@cert.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/

Source: cret@cert.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715

Source: cret@cert.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Source: cret@cert.org

http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html