SB2016062701 - Integer overflow in processing libarchive files in Oracle Solaris
Published: June 27, 2016 Updated: January 10, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062701
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow in processing libarchive files (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5844)
CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing files in libarchive. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause integer buffer overflow in choose_volume() by sending a specially crafted file to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.