---
cve: "CVE-2016-7166"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.6%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-09-21 14:25:29"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-15T09:42:52+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-7166

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html>
- <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18>
- <https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0>
- <https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/15>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03>
- <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-7166) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_