VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4300

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability4.92%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-09-21

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 7zip file with a large number of substreams, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.