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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-09-21T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.294Z

Reserved: 2016-05-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4809

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:05.610

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:53:01.373

Link: CVE-2016-4809

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4809 - Bugzilla