CVE-2016-1541

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    CVE-2016-1541

    Published: 7 May 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.352685, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03, https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656, https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v3.1.901a
    v3.1.900a

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High