CVE-2016-1541
libarchive - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1541
To remediate CVE-2016-1541, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libarchive—upgrade to 3.2.0-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.2-11.1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.2-11+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1541 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.2.0-r0
- from 0, < 3.1.2-11.1
- from 0, < 3.1.2-11+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |