libarchive: Buffer overflow when writing large iso9660 containers
Published Sep 21, 2016
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.25%
Description
Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≤ 3.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1844
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1844 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06251) | 93.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06251) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.35% (0.02352) | 83.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00867) | 83.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01198) | 85.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 82.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00867) | 81.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00867) | 79.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 91.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 90.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 78.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTRelease Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTRelease Notes
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92036 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036431 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6250 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347085 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3014e198 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/files/295073/libarchiveOverflow.txt x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/711 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6250
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6250
Change history (0)
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