CVE-2016-6250 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the ISO9660 writer component of libarchive versions prior to 3.2.1, impacting products like libarchive and Oracle Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating filename lengths during ISO9660 archive creation, leading to a buffer overflow. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector with high impact on availability and potential for limited confidentiality/integrity compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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