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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted entry-size values in a ZIP archive.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 10.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.3%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
10.28% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
libarchive/libarchive
Source
cret@cert.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.