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CVE-2016-1541
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-07T10:59:04.737 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:42:07.800

Summary

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

libarchive — libarchive

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References

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