CVE-2016-4301

7.8 highEPSS 3.7%

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.

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: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-09-21
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

libarchive:libarchive

References

http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/the-poisoned-archives.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91328
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0153/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348441

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