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CVE-2016-4302 Details

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1348444 CVEIssue Tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/05caadc7eedbef471ac9610809ba683f0c698700 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/719 CVEIssue TrackingPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4302
NVD Published Date:
Sep 21, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4302 Details - Not Deferred