Improper Input Validation Affecting libarchive package, versions <3.1.2-11.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
18.25% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-LIBARCHIVE-5684082
  • published7 May 2016
  • disclosed7 May 2016

Introduced: 7 May 2016

CVE-2016-1541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 libarchive to version 3.1.2-11.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.