CVE-2016-8689 in libarchive

Summary

The read_Header function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.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.

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• Reservation: 10/15/2016
• Disclosure: 02/15/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-97006 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-125 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.4
• EPSS: 0.01118
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8689
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8689
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-8689/