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CVE-2016-7166

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 77th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.05.5MediumEPSS percentile77th1.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources
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OpenVAS · 15 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120732

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • LibarchiveAffected: ≤ 3.1.901aUpgrade to: after 3.1.901aStated by: NVD
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.5 «Смоленск»Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAffected: 6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения libarchiveAffected: до 3.2.2Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Oracle Corp. LinuxAffected: 6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS77th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 77th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 3564 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.0 vector

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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 5.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

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