UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1541

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1541

    Published: 7 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1541
    Aliases:
    USN-2981-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1541, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2981-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2

    Affected versions

    3.1.2-5ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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