CVE-2016-7166
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 2%
libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.
Products: redhat enterprise_linux_desktop, redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node, redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_server, redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus, redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_workstation, libarchive, oracle linux
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | libarchive | 3.2.0-2 |
| Debian 13 | libarchive | 3.2.0-2 |
| Debian 14 | libarchive | 3.2.0-2 |
| Debian 7 | libarchive | 3.0.4-3+wheezy3 |
| Debian 8 | libarchive | 3.1.2-11+deb8u3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive-debuginfo | 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive-devel | 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bsdcpio | 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bsdtar | 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive | 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-debuginfo | 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-devel | 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3 |