High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1541
CVE-2016-1541
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355nvd
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1nvd
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7nvd
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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