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CVE-2016-5418

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Date: September 21, 2016

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (15)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5418
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5418
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5418

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Data Handling

CWE-19

Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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