MEDIUM
libarchive: undefined behaviour (integer overflow) in iso parser
Published Sep 21, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.2.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.2
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive-0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1850
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1844
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive-0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1844 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.7 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.13% 0.04131
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04131
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04131) | 90.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04131) | 89.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01479) | 80.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02481) | 83.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.80% (0.03801) | 79.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02481) | 84.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 80.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 78.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 75.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 72.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 71.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 68.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (17)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91808 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036173 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5844 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/48-Out-of-bounds-read-and-signed-integer-overflow-in-libarchive.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350280 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3ad08e01b4d253c66ae56414886089684155af22 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/717 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5844
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5844
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 23, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a