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CVE-2016-7166

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-7166
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.64%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.