CVE-2016-5844

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

4.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-09-21 14:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:15Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-06-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0c67d2771ca03f34022f256fbca27992d01c8fe0c6921cef41026d07153b9969

• github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/3ad08e01b4d253c66ae56414886089684155af22x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/717x_refsource_CONFIRM
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1844http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• blog.fuzzing-project.orghttps://blog.fuzzing-project.org/48-Out-of-bounds-read-and-signed-integer-overflow-in-libarchive.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com91808http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91808vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160624 Re: Out of bounds read and signed integer overflow in libarchivehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160623 Out of bounds read and signed integer overflow in libarchivehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/23/6mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1850http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350280x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• www.debian.orgDSA-3657http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.securitytracker.com1036173http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036173vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK