CVE-2016-1541: Input Validation
First published: Sat May 07 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cret@cert.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Libarchive Libarchive | <=3.1.901a |
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Reference 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
- agent/weakness
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/libarchive
- canonical/libarchive libarchive
- version/libarchive libarchive/3.1.901a