CVE-2016-2334

7.8 highEPSS 15%

High (7.8). EPSS 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NArchive::NHfs::CHandler::ExtractZlibFile method in 7zip before 16.00 and p7zip allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HFS+ image.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-12-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

7-zip:7-zip
fedoraproject:fedora
oracle:solaris

References

http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/exploiting-cve-2016-2334.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90531
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035876

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