CVE-2016-4809
HIGH7.5EPSS 3.1%Published: 9/21/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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 packages (2)
- Alpine/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.1-r0
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |