Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7166
CVE-2016-7166
Description
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.
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Affected products
2v3.0.0a, v3.0.1b, v3.1.900a, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v3.0.0a, v3.0.1b, v3.1.900a, …
- (no CPE)range: <3.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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