vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-2b4c8e1f-1609-11e6-b55e-b499baebfeaf (CVE-2016-1541): libarchive -- RCE vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 9, 2016 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 9, 2016
Added
Dec 10, 2025
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
The libarchive project reports: 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.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-libarchive
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