Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting bsdtar package, versions <0:3.1.2-10.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.42% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-BSDTAR-2067965
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 May 2016

Introduced: 29 May 2016

CVE-2016-6250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 bsdtar to version 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bsdtar package and not the bsdtar package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow.