Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4809
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
September 21, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory