| Name | CVE-2016-4302 |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-554-1, DSA-3657-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive (PTS) | buster | 3.3.3-4+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.3.3-4+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 3.4.3-2+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 3.6.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | source | wheezy | 3.0.4-3+wheezy2 | DLA-554-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | jessie | 3.1.2-11+deb8u2 | DSA-3657-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | (unstable) | 3.2.1-1 |
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0154/
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/719
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/05caadc7eedbef471ac9610809ba683f0c698700 (v3.2.1)