CVE-2016-8689: High severity Libarchive libarchive vulnerability

Published Sep 21, 2016
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Updated

A crafted 7zip archive with multiple headers of the same kind could cause calculated values from one being used to interpret the other, leading to out-of-bounds reads of adjacent structures on the heap.

Disclosed on oss-security:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/516

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/761

Upstream fix:

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/7f17c79

Other sources

The readHeader function in archivereadsupportformat7zip.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via multiple EmptyStream attributes in a header in a 7zip archive.

MITRE

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libarchive<3.2.2
3.2.2
Libarchive libarchive=3.2.1
openSUSE Leap=42.2

Event History

Feb 15, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:59 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8689?

CVE-2016-8689 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for out-of-bounds reads.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-8689?

To fix CVE-2016-8689, upgrade to the libarchive version 3.2.2 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2016-8689?

CVE-2016-8689 affects libarchive versions prior to 3.2.2 as well as specific versions on multiple distributions.

4

What are the impacts of CVE-2016-8689 exploitation?

Exploitation of CVE-2016-8689 could lead to memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution.

5

When was CVE-2016-8689 disclosed?

CVE-2016-8689 was disclosed publicly in the third quarter of 2016.

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