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CVE-2016-4809

CVE-2016-4809

EPSS 4.7%
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.
Affected products
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References
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347084https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91813