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CVE-2016-1541

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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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.352685

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-07

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.11626

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