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CVE-2016-4809

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in...

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2016-4809 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libarchive, published June 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.77%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libarchive 3.2.1-r0.

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.77%Up 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
CVE-2016-4809
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
CVE-2016-4809
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5791 No score

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
EUVD-2016-5791
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qv34-qvqq-q583 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in...

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
GHSA-qv34-qvqq-q583
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-4809 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-4809
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
CVE-2016-4809
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4809 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4809
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1844 8.4

Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update

Record
RHSA-2016:1844
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1850 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update

Record
RHSA-2016:1850
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4809 7.5

The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4809
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10127-1 No score

bsdtar-3.2.2-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the bsdtar-3.2.2-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10127-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

libarchive was updated to fix 20 security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
  • CVE-2015-8919: Heap out of bounds read in LHA/LZH parser (bsc#985697).
  • CVE-2015-8920: Stack out of bounds read in ar parser (bsc#985675).
  • CVE-2015-8921: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985682).
  • CVE-2015-8922: Null pointer access in 7z parser (bsc#985685).
  • CVE-2015-8923: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser (bsc#985703).
  • CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
  • CVE-2015-8925: Unclear invalid memory read in mtree parser (bsc#985706).
  • CVE-2015-8926: NULL pointer access in RAR parser (bsc#985704).
  • CVE-2015-8928: Heap out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985679).
  • CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
  • CVE-2015-8930: Endless loop in ISO parser (bsc#985700).
  • CVE-2015-8931: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in mtree parser (bsc#985689).
  • CVE-2015-8932: Compress handler left shifting larger than int size (bsc#985665).
  • CVE-2015-8933: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in TAR parser (bsc#985688).
  • CVE-2015-8934: Out of bounds read in RAR (bsc#985673).
  • CVE-2016-4300: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the 7zip read_SubStreamsInfo (bsc#985832).
  • CVE-2016-4301: Stack buffer overflow in the mtree parse_device (bsc#985826).
  • CVE-2016-4302: Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality (bsc#985835).
  • CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1939-1 No score

Security update for bsdtar

bsdtar was updated to fix seven security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
  • CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
  • CVE-2015-8920: Stack out of bounds read in ar parser (bsc#985675).
  • CVE-2015-8921: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985682).
  • CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
  • CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
  • CVE-2015-2304: Reject absolute paths in input mode of bsdcpio exactly when '..' is rejected (bsc#920870).
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3033-1 No score

libarchive vulnerabilities

Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917 CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923, CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930, CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)

Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4300, CVE-2016-4302)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory allocation with large cpio symlinks. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4809)

Record
USN-3033-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
Alpine:v3.4
before 3.2.1-r0
3.2.1-r0
libarchive
Debian:12
before 3.2.1-1
3.2.1-1
libarchive
Debian:13
before 3.2.1-1
3.2.1-1
libarchive
Debian:14
before 3.2.1-1
3.2.1-1
libarchive
Debian:7
before 3.0.4-3+wheezy2, plus listed versions
3.0.4-3+nmu13.0.4-3+wheezy1
3.0.4-3+wheezy2
libarchive
Debian:8
before 3.1.2-11+deb8u2, plus listed versions
3.1.2-113.1.2-11+deb8u1
3.1.2-11+deb8u2
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdcpio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdtar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdcpio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdtar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdcpio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdtar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdcpio
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
bsdtar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
0:2.8.3-7.el6_8
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 3.1.2-22.1
3.1.2-22.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 3.1.2-22.1
3.1.2-22.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 3.1.2-22.1
3.1.2-22.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 3.1.2-22.1
3.1.2-22.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Manager 2.1
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Manager Proxy 2.1
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
bsdtar
SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3
before 2.5.5-9.1
2.5.5-9.1
libarchive
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions
3.1.2-5ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu23.1.2-7ubuntu2.13.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
libarchive
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2, plus listed versions
3.1.2-11build13.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
bsdtar
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.2.2-2.1
3.2.2-2.1

History

History
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2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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