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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Information
Published : 2016-09-21 14:25
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-7166
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7166
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7166
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Products Affected
libarchive
- libarchive
redhat
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
oracle
- linux
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors