Heap-based buffer overflow in libarchive - CVE-2016-1541
Published: May 7, 2016 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33065
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1541
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libarchive
libarchive
Software vendor:
libarchive
libarchive
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0. A remote attacker can use crafted entry-size values in a ZIP archive. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Update to version 3.2.0.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.352685
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/d0331e8e5b05b475f20b1f3101fe1ad772d7e7e7
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/656
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03