High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5418
CVE-2016-5418
Description
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2nvdExploitTechnical Description
- gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4fnvdExploitTechnical Description
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746nvdExploitPatch
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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