CVE-2016-4301: libarchive

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4301 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in libarchive. EPSS estimates a 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-09-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.