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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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-617-1 libarchive security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3677-1 libarchive security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8034 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3225-1 libarchive vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.528Z

Reserved: 2016-09-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7166

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:29.833

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7166

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7166 - Bugzilla

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