libarchive: zip_read_mac_metadata() heap-based buffer overflow
Published May 7, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.28%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.1.901a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1844
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1844 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.28% (0.10284) | 95.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.32% (0.10322) | 95.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2026 | 12.27% (0.12269) | 93.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.27% (0.09266) | 92.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.63% (0.11626) | 93.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.59% (0.22585) | 93.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.63% (0.11626) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 19.02% (0.19024) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 17.70% (0.17697) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 15.13% (0.15132) | 95.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 13.40% (0.13403) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.21% (0.11210) | 94.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.83% (0.08830) | 93.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.83% (0.08830) | 93.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | 8.83% (0.08830) | 83.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.87% (0.07871) | 81.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.352685 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1541 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334211 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1541
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1541
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