CVE-2016-1541

HIGH

libarchive <3.2.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted entry-size values in a ZIP archive.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1028
EPSS Percentile 95.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
libarchive/libarchive < 3.1.901a
Published May 07, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026