CVE-2016-1541
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted zip file can provide an incorrect compressed size, which may allow an attacker to place arbitrary code on the heap and execute it in the context of the application.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | Low |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libarchive) | RHSA-2016:1844 | 2016-09-12 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected |