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CVE-2016-1541 in the critical feed json

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 rem…

published 2016-05-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2636

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.3%
EPSS 10.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libarchive Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.2-11.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1541

  • libarchive Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
  • libarchive Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1541

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libarchive RHEL 7 3.1.2-10.el7_2
  • bsdtar RHEL 7 3.1.2-10.el7_2
  • bsdcpio RHEL 7 3.1.2-10.el7_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1844

  • libarchive SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 3.1.2-12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1588-1

  • bsdtar openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.2-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10127-1

  • libarchive Alpine 3.4 3.2.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-1541

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-1541 updated cvss 8.4

libarchive: zip_read_mac_metadata() heap-based buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-10.el7_2, bsdcpio 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-10.el7_2, bsdcpio 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-10.el7_2, bsdcpio 3.1.2-10.el7_2
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libarchive 3.1.2-10.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bsdtar 3.1.2-10.el7_2, bsdcpio 3.1.2-10.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1844
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libarchive
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

10.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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