CVE-2016-5418
libarchive - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.8%
Description
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.
How to fix CVE-2016-5418
To remediate CVE-2016-5418, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libarchive—upgrade to 3.2.1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.4-3+wheezy4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.2-11+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-5418 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.2.1-4
- from 0, < 3.0.4-3+wheezy4
- from 0, < 3.1.2-11+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |