VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5418

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references