CVE-2016-4302

libarchive: Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 19, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in libarchive's handling of RAR archives. A specially crafted RAR file can cause a heap overflow, potentially leading to code execution in the context of the application.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 6
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow