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CVE-2016-1541
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…
High8.8EPSS 10.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- DSA-3574 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2981-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1844 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1463 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1663 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 89355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SSA:2016-145-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- VU#862384 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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