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CVE-2016-6250

HIGH
8.6CVSS
Published: 2016-09-21
Updated: 2025-04-12
AI Analysis

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
low
Integrity
low
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-190

Metadata

Primary Vendor
ORACLE
Published
9/21/2016
Last Modified
4/12/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

oracle : linuxlibarchive : libarchive

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