HIGH
libarchive: Stack buffer overflow in the mtree parse_device
Published Sep 21, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.72%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.7 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact Low
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.72% 0.03716
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03716
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03716) | 89.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03716) | 89.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 92.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03716) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03716) | 88.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 92.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03716) | 88.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 92.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03730) | 88.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01944) | 81.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04521) | 81.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01944) | 82.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 91.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 90.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.60% (0.02598) | 88.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.10% (0.07104) | 92.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 7.10% (0.07104) | 91.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.32% (0.06320) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.32% (0.06320) | 77.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (11)
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4301 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4301
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4301
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4301 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/a550daeecf6bc689ade371349892ea17b5b97c77 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/715 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4301 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4301 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Sep 21, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 27, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4301
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a