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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4300

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execu...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 7zip file with a large number of substreams, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libarchive

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-1"}]}]

Debian:13 libarchive

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-1"}]}]

Debian:14 libarchive

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org