DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1541

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1541 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

8.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	libarchive	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	libarchive	0, 0, 0

Timeline

May 7, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1541 advisory

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