usn-2981-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-05-17 15:33
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
libarchive vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain entry-size values in ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1541)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when processing certain tar files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE number pending)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2016-1541",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bsdcpio",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "bsdtar",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive13",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"name": "libarchive",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.1.2-5ubuntu1",
"3.1.2-7ubuntu1",
"3.1.2-7ubuntu2",
"3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2016-1541",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bsdcpio",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "bsdtar",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libarchive13",
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "libarchive",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.1.2-11build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain entry-size\nvalues in ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nlibarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10\nand Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1541)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when\nprocessing certain tar files. A remote attacker could use this issue to\ncause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE number\npending)\n",
"id": "USN-2981-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
"published": "2016-05-17T15:33:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2981-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1541"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "libarchive vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1541"
]
}
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